[Comment] The mental health of refugees and asylum seekers on Manus Island

On Oct 31, 2017, the Governments of Australia and Papua New Guinea ended support for the Manus Island Regional Processing Centre, an Australian immigration detention facility on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea. Instead, currently incomplete and substandard facilities without adequate service provision have been hastily constructed to accommodate people.1 379 refugees and asylum seekers refused to leave the centre stating fears for their security.2,3 They managed to survive for several weeks with no provision of food and water or electricity and in poor hygienic circumstances.
Source: LANCET - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Comment Source Type: research