New Guide On Doctor Care for Asylum Seekers & Refugees Published

Doctors (GPs) in Galway are to benefit from a new guide on treating asylum seekers and refugees compiled by the HSE, NUI Galway and the Galway Refugee Support Group.
The document’, offers information on the broad range of health needs of asylum seekers and refugees, a comprehensive list of local support organizations and relevant information on issues such as women’s health, male circumcision, torture, communicable disease assessment and immunisation.
GPs will also have a template and guide for completing medico-legal reports used in the asylum determination process in supporting a history of physical or mental abuse or torture. If it proves successful, the guide may be adapted for use nationally.

Its author is Dr Hans-Olaf Pieper (photo) who is well known to residents of the Eglinton Hotel Asylum Accommodation Centre

Further information can be obtained from the Health Issues & Services section of this website