Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) provided mental healthcare on the Pacific island of Nauru for 11 months, before being forced to leave by the Nauruan government in October 2018.
October 2018: New MSF report shows the disastrous mental health impact of Australia’s offshore processing policy. At multiple unprecedented press conferences held in Sydney and Canberra, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) strongly condemned the government of Nauru’s sudden decision to cease the provision of desperately needed mental health care provided by MSF to asylum seekers, refugees and the local community on Nauru.
The international humanitarian medical organisation describes the mental health situation of refugees on the island as “beyond desperate” and calls for the immediate evacuation of all asylum seekers and refugees from the island and for an end to the Australian offshore detention policy.
Further Reading
- https://msf.org.au/article/statements-opinion/nauru-refugees-and-asylum-seekers-all-ages-are-being-seriously-harmed
- https://msf.org.au/article/statements-opinion/msf-calls-immediate-evacuation-all-asylum-seekers-and-refugees-nauru
- https://msf.org.au/article/statements-opinion/nauru-7-things-you-need-know
- https://msf.org.au/article/statements-opinion/nauru-new-msf-report-shows-disastrous-mental-health-impact-australias
