MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'asylum'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:44:57 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4929934&cid=t_243211_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2011%2F06%2F15%2Fevros-greece%2F June 2011 A migrant kept in a border police station in the Evros region. Every year tens of thousands of asylum seekers and migrants arrive in Greece, one of the main entry points to Europe. Many of them have left unstable or war-torn countries such as Afghanistan and Iraq or are escaping persecution, human rights violations or extreme poverty. Once they arrive in Greece, irregular migrants and asylum seekers are systematically detained, often in overcrowded facilities. Sanitary conditions are usually very poor and health care is inadequate. Psychosocial support is lacking. Vulnerable groups, including unaccompanied minors and pregnant women, are also detained in degrading conditions. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4929934 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:50:18 +0100 4929934 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4751921&cid=t_243211_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2011%2F04%2F26%2Fitaly-3%2F Lampedusa, Italy – April 2011 On April 19th 2011, 760 migrants have arrived from Libya after travelling for three days on an old fishing boat. Among the passengers, MSF counted seven children, 63 women; one of them pregnant. The majority of the migrants are originally from sub-Saharan Africa. This is the biggest boat landing ever occurring in Lampedusa. An MSF team consisting of a medical doctor, a nurse, two cultural mediators, a logistician and a field coordinator performs medical triage in the harbour and distributes non food items and water to the newly arrived migrants. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4751921 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:06:30 +0100 4751921 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4170747&cid=t_243211_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2010%2F11%2F16%2Fmalta-2%2F – August 2010 Malta’s location in the Mediterranean Sea has made it a common port of disembarkation for migrants and asylum seekers setting off from the coast of Libya on their way to Europe. However, as a result of increased patrols in the Mediterranean, the number of migrants reaching Malta has dropped significantly. In 2008, 2700 people landed on the island. Form january to October 2010, only 28 made it to its shores. The small number of new arrivals hides the increasing suffering of those who embark on a dangerous journey only to be stopped short of their final destination. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4170747 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:02:25 +0100 4170747 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3584395&cid=t_243211_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2010%2F05%2F21%2Fsouth-africa-6%2F Johannesburg – February 2010 Zimbabwean asylum seekers at the Methodist Church in Johannesburg. Up to two thousand Zimbabweans, many of them victims of the 2008 xenophobic violence in South Africa, seek shelter nightly at the church for security. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3584395 Fri, 21 May 2010 09:40:12 +0100 3584395 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3253277&cid=t_243211_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2010%2F02%2F09%2Fitaly-2%2F Torino, Italy – October 27, 2009 Migrants behind bars that surround the residential blocks of the Centre for Asylum Seekers in Torino. Five years after an initial survey in 2003, MSF returned to the detention centres for migrants without residence and transit permits. “On the other side of the wall” provides a second snapshot of the reality of life inside the CIEs, CARAs and CDAs (Reception Centres) in Italy. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3253277 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:13:16 +0100 3253277 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3153329&cid=t_243211_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F08%2Fswine-flu-information-sheet-for-asylum-seekers-refugees-and-other-foreign-nationals-in-the-uk%2F Title: Swine flu information sheet for asylum seekers, refugees and other foreign nationals in the UK A summary of current information on swine flu in a variety of languages that can now be accessed for or by people who cannot speak or read English and who may not have access to a regular flow of news, i.e., an asylum seeker or refugee, a temporary worker in the UK or even a member of an established migrant group. Information sheet in Arabic Information sheet in French information sheet in Chinese (Simplified) information sheet in Chinese (Traditional) information sheet in Gujarati information sheet in Hindi information sheet in Krio information sheet in Kurdish Kurmanji information sheet in Kurdish Sorani information sheet in Latvian information sheet in Lingala information sh... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3153329 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:24:12 +0100 3153329 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3065953&cid=t_243211_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2009%2F12%2F08%2Fukraine%2F Photo: Misha Friedman Chop, western Ukraine – September 2009 One of the rooms in a temporary holding facility for illegal migrants, detained for trying to get into the EU. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3065953 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:07:46 +0100 3065953 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3055293&cid=t_243211_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2009%2F12%2F03%2Fgreece%2F Photo: Yannis Kolesidis Lesvos, greece – October 2009 Undocumented migrants are living in an abandoned building in the island of Lesvos. In the last few years, an increasing number of undocumented migrants, asylum seekers and refugees arrive in Greece. They often flee from unstable regions, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Palestine and when they arrive in Greece are faced with extremely precarious conditions. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3055293 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:33:52 +0100 3055293 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3011197&cid=t_243211_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2009%2F11%2F19%2Fbelgium%2F Photo: Gaël Turine Brussels – November18, 2009 A kosovar family eats lunch at the soup kitchen organised by CIRÉ and Vluchtelingenwerk Vlaanderen at the Saint-Roch church in Brussels. At this moment, more than 1,000 asylum seekers have nowhere to go and survive in the streets, with winter rapidly approaching. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3011197 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:03:14 +0100 3011197 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2784903&cid=t_243211_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2009%2F09%2F11%2Ffrance%2F Photo: Dragan Lekic Paris, France - August 2009 The mayor of Paris has decided to end the nocturnal occupation in the Villemin Square in the tenth arrondissement of Paris. This garden has been the site of squatting by hundreds of mostly Afghan refugees since the closure of the Sangatte center near Calais. Hundreds of Afghans are currently living in deplorable conditions in Paris; some are in transit, others are applying for asylum in France. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2784903 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:06:01 +0100 2784903 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2751845&cid=t_243211_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F09%2F01%2Fguidelines-for-the-clinical-management-of-people-refusing-food-in-immigration-removal-centres-and-prisons%2F Title: Guidelines for the clinical management of people refusing food in immigration removal centres and prisons The Skinny: Information, for health professionals in prisons and immigration removal centres, on the physical effects of food refusal, the most effective practical and clinical management of individuals refusing to eat and drink, legal aspects and the relevance of the Mental Capacity Act 2005. It also addresses the considerable dangers and risks associated with refeeding individuals who have been starving but who then decide to eat again. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 51p Published: 28/08/2009 Posted in Clinical Governance, Clinical Guidelines, Diet, Ethics, Grey Literature, Legislation, Mental Health, Prison Health Services, Prisons Tagged: Asylum Seekers, Clinical Guide... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2751845 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:37:02 +0100 2751845 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2698306&cid=t_243211_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2009%2F08%2F13%2Fmalta%2F Photo: Patrick Zachmann / Magnum Photos Hal Far, Malta - July 2009 Baby in waiting room of the clinic run by MSF in Malta. The clinic was set up so that migrants and asylum seekers staying in open centres in Malta could have access to health care and psychological support. The clinic is in Hal Far, near the open centres. MSF provides medical care, mental health support and health promotion activities to migrants and asylum seekers living in open centres in Hal Far and in Ta’kandja detention center in Malta. MSF started working in Malta in August 2008. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2698306 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:18:54 +0100 2698306 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442326&cid=t_243211_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Fpsych-ward-old-asylum-lake%2F Yesterday my fiance and I went to a place a few miles down the road of me called Asylum Lake four our hopefully what would be daily jog.  Asylum lake is an absolutely beautiful place, complete wilderness inside a bustling city - but it has a history, a history that is heavy in suffering, rumor [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442326 Sun, 24 May 2009 07:38:13 +0100 2442326 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2367527&cid=t_243211_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F04%2F25%2F90210%25e2%2580%2599s-portrayal-of-bipolar-disorder%2F Whenever TV and movies portray a person with mental illness, it’s usually a “crazy schizophrenic,” an ax-wielding sociopath, a violent, drug-addicted mental patient or an insane asylum escapee — or a combo of all four. Either way, that person is almost always hopeless, dangerous and deranged. When the news media tries to tackle mental illness, it’s typically after a horrific tragedy has occurred. A writer for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Daily Cardinal explains: “The script usually goes as follows: tragic event occurs, media pounces, the feeding frenzy begins, the public is inundated with endless graphic and heart-wrenching details, pundits and analysts play the blame game until the next media firestorm occurs.” Stigma in mainstream media is nothing new, and ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2367527 Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:32:46 +0100 2367527