I was born the son of an immigrant. My father was a individual in search of asylum from communist Hungary, hunting for refuge in a new nation – the lucky nation, Australia.
He as well was displaced, forced to move, required to modify to a new country. Fortunately, he wasn’t put in detention when he arrived. Right now, it appears a lot more like jail, the place folks are locked away although they wait to be “processed”.
I am also a doctor, and the president of the royal Australasian college of physicians. Our profession has a duty of care to all individuals in Australia. That our government ignores the fundamental human rights of refugees and asylum seekers distresses me, and it is conflicts with my expert dedication as a physician to serve the well being of our men and women.
So the treatment of refugees and asylum seekers is a individual issue for me. I really feel strongly from a healthcare viewpoint as a medical professional, a professional and as a representative of physicians’ interests. To disregard the appalling situations individuals searching for asylum are encountering would be shirking our obligations as a occupation. For us to fail to protest about this therapy would be wrong.
What ever your view of asylum seekers and refugees, all humans deserve the very same degree of care – health, training, psychological wellbeing and bodily health. Doctors conserve lives, heal the sick and work to prevent illness both physical and mental. If we can’t do this, we are failing in our obligations as medical professionals, and our government is failing to meet its human rights obligations.
In addition, no government need to impede a doctor’s proper to meet their duty of care. Nor must our specialist experience be ignored, or the genuine problems sidelined. I applaud these in our occupation who have spoken out, on bad accessibility to submit natal care, dental care, education and getting a secure spot for youngsters to play.
We need to have to adjust our recent policy, so it serves the interests of folks who have been displaced, and to meet our United Nations obligations. Young children are the most vulnerable and they require protection. The harm they are suffering in detention is unacceptable.
When we seem back in thirty many years on our behaviour, I am confident we will say this policy was a disgrace. The results of immigration detention on refugees’ health ought to outrage our nation. The question we ought to ask is this: how would you want your family members to be taken care of?
No government ought to impede a doctor"s correct to care for sufferers | Nick Talley
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