A 27-year-old refugee has been medivacced from the Manus Island offshore detention centre to Brisbane in a critical condition, after sustaining a fall in the facility.
The refugee, identified by Refugee Action Coalition (RAC) as Faysal, suffered head injuries from the fall on Thursday night. He was flown from the facility to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital on Friday afternoon.
Faysal, who has been detained on Manus Island since 2013, has suffered from black-outs in recent months. It’s not yet known if his medivac is related to injuries sustained during the fall, or from the apparent health issues that lead to his collapse.
RAC claims the Sudanese-born refugee has previously complained to Border Force and on-site healthcare provider IHMS about the quality of care he has received.
The organisation also says that 60 other detainees recently signed a petition to Border Force and IHMS regarding the quality of care Faysal has received.
We’ll update this story as it develops.
Source: Refugee Action Coalition.
Photo: Getty Images News.
Photo: Getty Images News.
