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1970s

1970s
1970s
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In 1975, The Birth Control and Venereal Disease Centre (BCVD) noted the need for sexual health services for immigrant women to be provided in their languages. Carolyn Egan was at the forefront of seeking funding from Public Health to establish a clinic that would specifically meet this need, and so Immigrant Women’s Health Centre was created.

Photo from l to r: Judith Ramirez, Cleide Afonso, Maresa Masseni, Erica Mercer

 

IWHC Toronto is a sexual health clinic serving immigrant, refugee and marginalized clients across the City of Toronto. Our free clinical services are available at our site clinic in downtown Toronto and also through our Mobile Health Clinic Program with a multilingual, all-female staff; our services are provided in a culturally sensitive environment.