No healthcare for refugees in Australia

The Australian government is encountering calls grant Medicare features to several thousand community-based asylum seekers. A survey has revealed that a number of asylum seekers who are waiting on the federal government to make a decision whether they can stay in Australia find it difficult to obtain healthcare services because they’re not qualified for subsidised treatment under Medicare. Researchers from the University of NSW questioned a small number of community-based asylum seekers who explained troubles covering private general practitioners and medicine. Many had to wait weeks to see a GP and as a result undergone stress and anxiety, plus a damage in their health. One asylum seeker who had a history of coronary disease discontinued taking his blood pressure medicine as he could no more afford to pay for it.