ending offshore detention of asylum seekers – the …

ENDING OFFSHORE DETENTION OF ASYLUM SEEKERS – THE ROLE OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONArunan SriravindrarajahJohn Snow Scholarship – NSW RepresentativeUniversity of Sydney

15 May 2018

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"Honestly, I have not seen one piece of medicalevidence that has been presented by anybody,anywhere, that absolutely, totally said thatsmoking caused the disease or created it. Ibelieve this. I'm sitting here talking to you withan extremely clear conscience.“

Gerald H LongPresident, RJR Tobacco Co. Washington Times 19 May 1986

Source: Green, J. P. & Eager, K. (2010). The health of people in Australian immigration detention centres. Medical Journal of Australia, 192(2), 65-70.

Source: Royal Australian College of Physicians

Source: Farrell, P., Evershed, N. & Davidson, H. (2016, August 10). The Nauru files: cache of 2,000 leaked reports reveal scale of abuse of children in Australian offshore detention. Guardian Australia. Retrieved from: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/aug/10/the-nauru-files-2000-leaked-reports-reveal-scale-of-abuse-of-children-in-australian-offshore-detention

•Acknowledgements• AFPHM• RACP• Dr Sarah Khanlari