MEDSF Nauru https://www.medsf.org/rss/nauru en Nauru blocks new remote MEDSF mental health service with telemedicine ban https://www.medsf.org/nauru-blocks-new-remote-msf-mental-health-service-telemedicine-ban MEDSF has been forced to suspend desperately-needed mental health services on Nauru for the second time, after the Nauruan government banned telemedicine projects in the country. Fri, 01 Mar 2019 09:55:29 +0000 b5e46cee-0c1e-4a37-b219-94460740f05e MEDSF launches remote mental health service for former patients in distress | Nauru https://www.medsf.org/msf-launches-remote-mental-health-service-former-patients-distress-nauru Thu, 07 Feb 2019 16:44:52 +0000 1ddb2162-8f59-47fe-bb3e-b4d464ad8e36 “I can see my life going down and sinking into the oceans” | Nauru https://www.medsf.org/%E2%80%9Ci-can-see-my-life-going-down-and-sinking-oceans%E2%80%9D-nauru The story, in his own words, of an Iranian refugee who has been held on Nauru for five years and three months. Sun, 02 Dec 2018 23:56:49 +0000 ca8c8ee5-4921-43b8-936f-61252edc1bfe Medical report shows disastrous impact of Australia’s offshore processing policy | Nauru https://www.medsf.org/medical-report-shows-disastrous-impact-australia%E2%80%99s-offshore-processing-policy-nauru Data shows that the mental health suffering among refugees, asylum seekers and Naruans on Nauru is among the worst MEDSF has ever seen, with Australia's containment policy to blame. Sun, 02 Dec 2018 23:55:31 +0000 4351c941-0ab3-4ac7-9711-2ee86fb7a571 Indefinite Despair report and Executive Summary | Nauru https://www.medsf.org/indefinite-despair-report-and-executive-summary-nauru MSF's report, Indefinite Despair, is based on data collected during our work on Nauru before being forced to end our mental health activities with refugees in early October 2018. It shows the extreme levels of suffering on the island and the impact of Australian policy of offshore processing. Sun, 02 Dec 2018 23:55:04 +0000 f6c11e14-8418-4a2a-ac38-afd7db04a292 Information on patient files transfer by MEDSF to Nauruan health authority https://www.medsf.org/information-patient-files-transfer-msf-nauruan-health-authority Wed, 17 Oct 2018 13:05:18 +0000 a3396afb-83d5-48e7-9cee-2a3808decc0b MEDSF slams decision that ends critically-needed mental healthcare on Nauru https://www.medsf.org/msf-slams-decision-ends-critically-needed-mental-healthcare-nauru After almost a year of activity in Nauru, MEDSF has been informed by the government that our mental health activities were “no longer required”. We are extremely concerned for the impact this decision will have on our patients. Thu, 11 Oct 2018 00:58:00 +0000 d44737ee-9148-4928-b2ee-7f7034c6b072