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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s administration of health services in onshore immigration detention.

Service planning is assisted by up-to-date population statistics.  Here are some useful sources: The Commonwealth Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP),Immigration Detention and Community Statistics Summary report is released monthly. This report includes statistics o

St Vincent’s Health Australia, in collaboration with the University of Melbourne, the Ecumenical Migration Centre and the Brotherhood of St Laurence, has published a major study on the health and wellbeing of asylum seekers living in the community. The report details the findings of t

This desktop guide accompanies the Promoting Refugee Health: A guide for doctors, nurses and other health care providers caring for people of refugee background (3rd edition). The guide contains sections on: identifying patients from a refugee background engaging interpreters consulta

This desktop guide accompanies the Promoting Refugee Health: A guide for doctors, nurses and other health care providers caring for people of refugee background (3rd edition). The guide contains sections on: identifying patients from a refugee background engaging interpreters consulta

This Victorian Department of Health document clarifies the eligibility of people residing in Community Detention for government funded vaccines.

This webpage provides information for Victorian Public Health Services on the Commonwealth’s Community Detention Program, and how to obtain full cost recovery when treating clients in the Community Detention Program.