Sunday, May 31, 2015

Nauru asylum seeker waited three months for tests after shadow found in throat scan

Poor standards of medical treatment are affecting wellbeing and mental health of asylum seekers, say submissions to senate inquiry

A female asylum seeker on Nauru who was unable to eat solid foods due to throat pain spent three months without receiving further health testing after a shadow was found in an ultrasound scan, a former detention worker has alleged.

New submissions lodged to a Senate inquiry that is investigating serious allegations and conditions at the Nauru detention facility by three unnamed workers on the island have detailed further concerns about medical treatment and sexual assaults.

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