Medical intervention for asylum seekers urgently needed in Nauru

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The island of Nauru Source: TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP/Getty Images)

As Pacific Islands leaders meet this week, a new report details a surge in calls for medical intervention for refugees and asylum seekers -- including children -- at Australia's immigration-detention centre on Nauru. The Federal Government has consistently denied allegations the detainees are not receiving adequate medical treatment.



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