MELTON: New women’s clinic opens
Mary-Anne Thomas (pictured), Health Minister, last week officially opened the Melton Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Hub, one of six new hubs to be established across Victoria.
Operated by Western Health, the hub delivers free or low-cost confidential care, including contraception, medical abortion, referral for surgical abortion, and the testing, early diagnosis and treatment of STIs.
For many women, timely, affordable and safe sexual and reproductive healthcare can be difficult to access depending on where they live.
“It’s why the Labor Government is delivering more services for women in Melton to help with a range of health needs, including unplanned pregnancy,” said a Government representative.
Melton has the highest levels of calls seeking advice for unplanned pregnancy – followed by Wyndham, Hume and Whittlesea.
The new service will also help avoid long-term health issues through treatments such as physiotherapy and education to help with pelvic floor issues, reducing the likelihood of incontinence and the need for ongoing treatment and possible hospitalisation.
“Every Victorian woman deserves to be able to get the health care they need and deserve, and for women in Melton, our new hub will help to close a service gap in the west,” Ms Thomas said.