Arabic health information

• When your doctor refers you to a specialist at the hospital, National Public Health Service – Northern Region Arabic(external link)(external link), English(external link)(external link)(external link)(external link)
• Your rights when using a health and disability service in New Zealand(external link)(external link) Health & Disability Commissioner, NZ
• Misinformation video Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Arabic(external link)

• If you need language support when calling government agencies you can ask for a free interpreter. This resource from the Ministry for Ethnic Communities(external link) explains each step of the process, provides an example, and tips for communities on how to use an interpreter for better communication English(external link), Arabic(external link)

• Action plan for anaphylaxis – for use with EpiPen adrenaline autoinjectors Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Australia, 2025 Arabic(external link), English(external link)(external link)
• Allergies Health Information Translations, US, 2016 Arabic(external link), English(external link)

• Simple steps to calm your emotions(external link) This Way Up, New South Wales Multicultural Health Communication Service, New South Wales Ministry of Health, Australia
• Effective ways to express yourself(external link) This Way Up, New South Wales Multicultural Health Communication Service, New South Wales Ministry of Health, Australia
• Five helpful steps for tackling your problems(external link) This Way Up, New South Wales Multicultural Health Communication Service, New South Wales Ministry of Health, Australia
• Controlled breathing(external link) This Way Up, New South Wales Multicultural Health Communication Service, New South Wales Ministry of Health, Australia
  
• Progressive muscle relaxation(external link) This Way Up, New South Wales Multicultural Health Communication Service, New South Wales Ministry of Health, Australia

• What is asthma? EthnoMed Arabic(external link), English(external link) 
• Asthma factsheet, Health Information Translations, US Arabic/English(external link)

• National Bowel Screening Programme, NZ Arabic(external link), English(external link)

• Positive bowel screening test result HealthEd, NZ, 2024 Arabic(external link), English(external link)

Get Active Each Day NSW Government, Australia, 2021 English(external link), Arabic(external link)

• Get Your Tests! إحصل على الفحوص اللازمة(external link)(external link) 
• Women, You Can Prevent Cervical Cancer الحقيقة:يمكن للنساء تجنب الإصابة بسرطان عنق الرحم(external link)(external link) 
• You Can Help Prevent Colorectal Cancer يمكن الوقاية من الإصابة بسرطان القولون والمستقيم(external link)(external link)
• 7 Things to Know about Getting a Mammogram سبعة أشياء يجب معرفتها عن تصوير الثدي بالأشعة السينية الماموجرام(external link)(external link) 
• You Can Help Reduce Your Cancer Risk الحقيقة :يمكن تقليل مخاطر إصابتك بالسرطان(external link)(external link)

• Before school check – information for parents and guardians, NZ Ministry of Health Arabic and English(external link)
• Cold sores, Patient Education Institution Arabic(external link), English(external link)
• Children's health video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Arabic(external link)
• Youth health video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Arabic(external link)

• How to live healthy with diabetes, NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service, Australia Arabic(external link), English(external link) 
• Diabetes and your eyes(external link) NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service, Australia
• Infant of a diabetic mother(external link) NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service, Australia
• Traditional Middle Eastern foods – carbohydrate content(external link)  NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service, Australia
• Preventing diabetes, Patient Education Institute Arabic(external link), English(external link)
• Diabetes video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Arabic(external link)

• Hypertension essentials, Patient Education Institute, Abu Dhabi Arabic(external link)(external link), English(external link)(external link) 
• Stroke overview, Patient Education Institute, Abu Dhabi Arabic(external link)(external link), English(external link)(external link) 
• Heart attack factsheet, Health Information Translations, US, Arabic/English(external link)(external link)
• Heart disease video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Arabic(external link)

• Protecting yourself against measles video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Arabic(external link)
  
• What is measles? video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Arabic(external link)
  
• Tuberculosis, Health Information Translations, US Arabic/English(external link)
• Virus action plan He Ako Hiringa, NZ, 2023 Adult [PDF, 188 KB], Child [PDF, 214 KB]
• COVID-19 lessons learned so far video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Arabic(external link)
• Pertussis (Whooping Cough) – factsheet NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service, Australia Arabic(external link), English(external link)

• BCG vaccine, HealthEd, NZ
  • BCG vaccine – information for parents(external link) 
  • BCG vaccine – after care for parents(external link) 
• Hepatitis B vaccine – what you need to know, HealthReach, US Arabic(external link), English(external link) 
• Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine: What you need to know, HealthReach, US Arabic(external link), English(external link) 
• Polio vaccine, HealthReach, US Arabic(external link)(external link), English(external link)(external link) 
• Immunisations video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Arabic(external link)
• Anti-viral medication video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Arabic(external link)
• HPV vaccine - what you need to know. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), US, 2013 available in the following languages: English(external link), Arabic(external link)

• General flu resource The Immunisation Advisory Centre and Ministry of Health, NZ, 2021 Arabic(external link), English(external link)

• Mental health information(external link), Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK
• Embrace Multicultural Mental Health(external link) Australian website with information about mental health in multiple languages
• Mental health video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Arabic(external link)

• A user's guide – what every man needs to know, NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service, Australia Arabic(external link), English(external link) 
• Vasectomy, Family Planning NSW Arabic and English(external link)
• Men's health video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Arabic(external link)

• Eating healthy during Ramadan, Patient Education Institute Arabic(external link), English(external link)
• Eating for a healthy heart, Heart Foundation, NZ, 2019 English(external link), Arabic(external link)
• Choose healthy snacks, NSW Government, Australia, 2021 English(external link), Arabic(external link)
• Healthy eating plate, Harvard Medical School Harvard Health Publications English(external link), Arabic(external link)
• Choose water as a drink, NSW Government, Australia, 2021 English(external link), Arabic(external link)

• Older person's health video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Arabic(external link)

• 10 Myths about Palliative Care Infographic Canadian Virtual Hospice, 2021 English(external link), Arabic(external link)

• What you can do to sleep better – bilingual information(external link) Health Information Translations, US, 2020 Arabic(external link)
• Common sleep problems Health Information Translations, 2020 Arabic(external link), English(external link)

Contraception

• The diaphragms: Fact sheet, Family Planning NSW, Australia Arabic and English(external link)(external link) 
• The copper IUD: Fact sheet, NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service, Australia Arabic(external link)(external link), English(external link)(external link)
• The male condom, NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service, Australia Arabic(external link)(external link), English(external link)(external link) 
• The emergency contraceptive/combined pill, NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service, Australia Arabic(external link)(external link), English(external link)(external link) 
• The vaginal ring (NuvaRing), NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service, Australia Arabic(external link)(external link), English(external link)(external link) 
• The Pill (combined pill or oral contraceptive pill) Sexual Health Victoria, Australia, 2015 n Arabic(external link), English(external link)

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs/STDs)

• Chlamydia: Fact sheet, NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service, Australia Arabic(external link)(external link), English(external link)(external link) 
• Hepatitis B: Fact sheet, NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service, Australia Arabic(external link)(external link), English(external link)(external link)
• Hepatitis C: Fact sheet, NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service, Australia Arabic(external link)(external link), English(external link)(external link)
• Common vaginal and vulval conditions, Family Planning NSW, Australia Arabic and English(external link)(external link) 
• Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), Health Information Translations, US, Arabic/English(external link)(external link)

• Osteoporosis overview, Patient Education Institute, Abu Dhabi Arabic(external link), English(external link)
• Vitamin D deficiency, Patient Education Institute, Abu Dhabi Arabic(external link), English(external link) 
• Abnormal PAP test results? Cancer Council Victoria, Australia Arabic(external link)(external link), English(external link) 
• Menstruation (periods) and how you can manage it, Family Planning NSW, Australia Arabic and English(external link) 
• Menopause(external link)(external link) Family Planning NSW Refugee Health Service, Australia
• Mammogram, Health Information Translations, US, Arabic/English(external link)
• Your recovery after caesarean birth, Health Information Translations, US, Arabic/English(external link)
• Women's health video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Arabic(external link)
• Cervical screening: your test, your choice HealthEd, NZ, 2024 Arabic(external link), English(external link)
• Cervical screening: how to do the HPV self-test Arabic A4 portrait poster HealthEd, NZ, 2024 Arabic(external link), English(external link)

• Daily oral home care, University of Otago, NZ, English/Arabic(external link)

• Ward communication tool – Arabic(external link) Queensland Health, Australia