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The 10th Medical Women’s International Association Western Pacific Regional Congress (MWIA-WPR 2011)  has been called off. It was to be held May 26th to May

AFMW/VMWS  invite you to fill in a simple 2 page survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VDDGRPZ to assist in the development of an integrated holistic model of longterm

The Victorian women’s health and wellbeing strategy 2010-2014 aims to improve women’s health and wellbeing over the next four years with a focus on identified

The VMWS committee is looking to recruit enthusiastic and motivated young doctors (for active roles) and medical students (for “shadow” positions). Opportunities are also available to progress within the organisation to participate in national (AFMW) and international (MWIA) representation. If you would like the opportunity to join the VMWS committee in 2011, read on!

Nine months in the making and 3 years since the Government committed to appoint a National Council for Violence Against Women, the night of Tuesday 14th September saw the culmination of a great body of work with the launch of the “Happy Healthy Women, Not Just Survivors” report which advocates for the long term health needs of survivors of sexual trauma. We were honoured to have Libby Lloyd AM, Chair of the Violence Against Women Advisory Group officially launch the report and give a keynote address highlighting the surprising figure that one in three women are victims of sexual violence and that sexual violence has far-reaching effects on victims. The health burden is to individuals, the community and the economy, and there is nothing in the national agenda to address the real, longterm needs of these women.

This Scholarship was created in 1946 to commemorate the work of Dr Vera Scantlebury Brown, OBE, Director of Maternal and Pre-School Welfare in Victoria from

Dear VMWS Member, It is with great sadness that we advise the passing of Dr Alex Gale, on the morning of 24/08/2010. For those who