The theme for Multicultural Health week 2020 is, Health Literacy and Safe Use of Medicines. This year’s Multicultural Health Week runs from 7 to 11 September.
Multicultural Health Week has been held annually since 2009 to raise awareness of health issues experienced by culturally and linguistically diverse communities and way of addressing these issues. Multicultural Health Week is funded by the NSW Ministry of Health (MoH) and coordinated by the NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service (MHCS).
Target groups for Multicultural Health Week include heath staff, culturally and linguistically diverse consumers and their communities.
Source: Multicultural health Communication Services
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Safe Use of Medicines FACT SHEET
On this one-page fact sheet, you will find all of the answers to some of the most commonly asked questions relating to the safe use of medicine.