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Sick asylum seekers treated via video conferencing (Stock and Land)

Sick asylum seekers on Christmas Island are being offered videoconference appointments with specialists on the Australian mainland after damning evidence showed the deplorable state of medical services in immigration detention.

Fairfax Media understands at least one young woman on Christmas Island, who has been complaining of stomach aches for four months, was told this week that she would be seeing a specialist via videolink and the appointment would happen immediately.

Read more: http://www.stockandland.com.au/news/metro/national/general/sick-asylum-seekers-treated-via-video-conferencing/2708101.aspx

Sick asylum seekers treated via video conferencing (Stock and Land) – AMES Australia