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No one arriving in Australia as a refugee or seeking asylum will be fully vaccinated according to the Australian immunisation schedule. This is due to differences in country of origin schedules, and/or issues with health service access. Refugees and asylum seekers should be vaccinated

The Australasian Society for HIV Medicine (ASHM) has a new booklet to give interpreters working in health care settings a general understanding of HIV, hepatitis B and C. Click below to access the resource, or order printed copies of the resource online.

NSW Refugee Health Service has developed a free online tool which produces an appointment letter in 17 languages.  It is simple to use and  fast, enabling the letter to be printed off during a consultation and given to patients before they leave your ward or clinic.

This report, developed as a three-year project between members of the Karen community, Gambler’s Help Western, the Centre for Culture, Ethnicity and Health and HealthWest Partnership, explores the strengths, opportunities and challenges for the Karen community settling in the we

Research has been conducted by the University of Adelaide, in conjunction with Monash University, The University of Sydney and the South Australian Department of Health, to investigate the effects of very hot weather on the wellbeing of migrants and refugees.  Identified in the study

Community detention was introduced in June 2005 and is a form of immigration detention that enables a person to reside in the community without needing to be escorted.  Asylum Seekers in Community Detention have special arrangements for recieving health services.  This Power Point pre

The Australian Government releases some people  from Immigration Detention Centres (IDC) or immigration detention facilities into the community on a  Bridging Visa  E (BVE). This presentation outlines the health journey of these asylum seekers on Bridging Visa Es  who have arrived by

Universal Stories of Healing from Depression is an audio-visual resource which has been developed to raise awareness of depression in refugee communities. There are three stories from three different communities spoken in English and the languages of Dari (Afghanistan), Karen (Burma)

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