Doctors and nurses are treating illnesses caused by living in asylum accommodation. Let that sink in. Mould. Damp. Collapsed ceilings. Children living in it for months. Healthcare is a human right. So is a roof over your head that doesn't poison you.

Asylum seekers placed in houses that pose ‘imminent safety risk’ - Hyphen

Data from Home Office and local councils reveals dozens of critical hazards in ‘dispersal housing’ that is run by private firms for profit

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Today we brought 219 organisations together to call for the end to the hostile politics and divisive rhetoric that have dehumanised people seeking asylum. Read the letter and get involved by visiting our website: togetherwithrefugees.org.uk/press-releas... #TogetherWithRefugees

Now you're PM, choose humanity, Andy Burnham. No more politics of division. No more pandering to hate. We're done watching hostile policies and intimidation keep our patients from getting the healthcare they need. @refugeestogether.bsky.social

Burnham told to reject politics of hate and division

 MORE than 200 charities have urged Andy Burnham to “reject the politics of division” and forge a new path for asylum-seekers and refugees in Britain after he becomes Prime Minister today.

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🔴 Mass asylum camps are a healthcare violation. For a year we ran a clinic at Wethersfield ex-military site, treating men seeking safety. 68% were survivors of violence. 62% had severe mental distress. 30% suicidal. The Home Office MUST #CloseTheCamps & scrap ALL plans to open more.

Shutting people seeking sanctuary in ex-military barracks is dangerous, traumatising and cruel. And every night in barracks costs over FIVE TIMES more than a night in a home in a community. So can anyone explain why the Government wants to open MORE camps?

Our charity places for #TCSLondonMarathon 2027 are live. Right now. No ballot involved. Just you deciding that healthcare shouldn't be up for negotiation. Apply today and fundraise for healthcare access for people who need it, in the UK and worldwide ➡️ tinyurl.com/ehacacjs

This debt will cost people their health. £10,000, charged for support received while banned from working. The Government's debt will pressure people into unsafe work, housing, and poorer health just to pay it off. It's the same trap as NHS charging. You cannot punish people for seeking safety.

Refugees would be told to repay around £10,000 under new asylum bill

The Home Office will be given powers to recover costs from adults who have received asylum support under new laws.

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Healthcare is a human right, not a privilege. Sweden was found to have violated that right by charging migrants for medical care. The UK Government does the same with NHS treatment. It's time the UK was held to the same standard.

Sweden found guilty of violating the right to healthcare - Doctors of the World

The European Committee of Social Rights has ruled that Sweden violated the right to healthcare by denying EU migrants equal access and charging full treatment costs for care.

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Extreme heat does not affect us all equally. Our patients experiencing homelessness, in unsuitable housing or refugee camps are facing a red alert without relief. The climate crisis is a health crisis. If you or someone near you in UK needs support, this thread can help ⬇️

Two earthquakes. 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude. Seconds apart. Our teams are on the ground. Rescuing people trapped beneath the rubble, delivering emergency care, and working to restore access to healthcare. #Venezuela needs the world to act now ➡️ tinyurl.com/447pj2mm

Every day in our clinics, we meet people too scared to get the healthcare they need. New @healthfoundation.bsky.social evidence confirms that charging migrants for care and sharing data with the Home Office is keeping people away from treatment. The NHS must not be an immigration enforcement tool.

The Health Foundation@healthfoundation.bsky.social · last mo.

The NHS is often part of debates on immigration. But what does the evidence say? Our new briefing finds the average person who migrates to the UK is more likely to work in the NHS, less likely to use health services and contributes significantly to NHS funding. Read more⬇️ https://bit.ly/3SI3ECF

The EU approved far-right plans to share medical data with immigration enforcement for deportations. This is how trust in healthcare is destroyed. Fear of detention and deportation pushes people away from the care they need. We strongly condemn this inhumane policy.

European Parliament approves new Deportation Regulation despite warnings from health professionals and NGOs - Doctors of the World

EU has voted in favour of new Returns Regulations, permitting ICE-style immigration enforcement across Europe, despite major health warnings.

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This is what courage looks like 👇 Our National Health Advisors arrived in the UK needing safety and healthcare. Navigated the system. Found it. Now they make sure others don't have to face it alone. This #RefugeeWeek, share their courage 🔗 tinyurl.com/bdkp27ea

Healthcare is a human right. Not a privilege. Not a policy debate. A right. This Refugee Week, we’re pushing back with Courage to Care. Show you care too 👉 tinyurl.com/bdkp27ea

Remembering Grenfell, nine years on. We spoke with Dr Paquita de Zulueta, who worked with us to support survivors who urgently needed medical care but feared using the NHS. The tragedy was avoidable. So were the barriers to healthcare that followed.

The scenes from Belfast last night are horrifying. Our thoughts remain with the victim of the knife attack, and with all those who have since been subjected to violence, intimidation, and fear.

We condemn the attacks in Belfast. Our thoughts are with the victim and everyone who has since been targeted in its aftermath. What we are seeing in Belfast is not a series of isolated incidents. It reflects how quickly normalised racist narratives can escalate into harm for entire communities.

We have supported children to get a correct age assessment after they were wrongly assessed as adults by the Home Office. These are not decisions for AI systems. Age assessments must be human and expert-led. No child should be stripped of the protections they need.

Charities decry UK plan to use AI to assess age of young asylum seekers

Coalition of more than 100 organisations says move could lead to more children ending up in adult detention facilities

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🚨 High court rules room-sharing for survivors of torture is unlawful. For years, we've flagged the harm caused by room-sharing in large sites. Our doctors have repeatedly seen patients retraumatised. It's time the UK Government took medical advice seriously. #CommunitiesNotCamps

UK government acted unlawfully by forcing torture survivors to share rooms, court rules

Judgment is blow to Shabana Mahmood’s plans to send more asylum seekers to army barracks

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🔴 A new outbreak of Ebola is spreading in the #DRC. Our teams have activated an emergency response in North and South Kivu, with doctors and nurses on the ground working to contain the disease and limit further spread. Learn more and support the response 👇

Doctors of the World's response to the Ebola outbreak in the DRC - Doctors of the World

Over 160 deaths have been reported in an Ebola outbreak in the DRC. Doctors of the World is delivering emergency healthcare to local communities.

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The UK Government cannot pretend it does not see the harm done under its care. People seeking safety need compassion and trauma-informed healthcare. Not a cell. Detention under the ‘one-in, one-out’ scheme must end.

Asylum seeker has deportation ticket cancelled after attempting suicide

Eritrean man was due to be forcibly removed to France under ‘one in, one out’ scheme

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Here's what we know: in every single community in the UK, there are people who are kind, hopeful and welcoming. This week they'll be making that hope and welcome extra visible - but it's there every day. What give you hope in your community?

No government should undermine human rights ❌ Today’s King’s Speech confirms UK Gov will double the wait for settlement and weaken human rights protections for people seeking safety. For many families, that means years in limbo - living with uncertainty, poverty & restricted access to healthcare.

Starmer hopes to regain momentum with unveiling of dozens of bills in king’s speech

Planned legislation includes housing, immigration and energy measures, and comes amid awkwardness with the palace over Charles’s role

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Congrats to the brave team behind ‘Gaza: Doctors Under Attack’ on its @bafta.org win last night. A year on from the film's debut, medical aid remains severely restricted, hospitals are barely functioning & medics are detained. Countries MUST act to protect Gaza’s healthcare system. #BAFTATVAwards

Gaza documentary dropped by the BBC wins BAFTA

A documentary exposing Israel’s attacks on Gaza’s health system and personnel won Best Current Affairs at the BAFTAs.

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🚨French riot police are forcibly taking mothers away from their children as they attempt to reach safety in the UK.   Tearing families apart at the border is atrocious. Yet this is funded by our Government.   The Government must end its complicity and funding NOW. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

French police separate migrant children from their mothers on Dunkirk beach

Chaos on Malo-les-Bain as officers split families trying to climb into dinghies bound for England

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We’re #hiring a Services Coordinator! Support people facing barriers to healthcare by coordinating and delivering our outreach clinics & national advice line. Apply by 17 May, 5PM 👇

Jobs and Volunteering roles - Doctors of the World

Visit the Doctors of the World online jobs site to search and apply for the latest rewarding jobs and volunteering roles.

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It doesn't matter where they're born. Every child needs stability, safety and protection from harm. This Government has attacked children's rights on all sides through a raft of hostile migration policies - it must change course, now.

Mirror Politics@politics.mirror.co.uk · 3mo ago

Nearly 150 children's groups have accused the Government of a "sustained attack on children's rights" as they demanded a U-turn on proposals to handcuff kids during deportations.

More evidence that tougher borders do not stop crossings. They just make them more dangerous. The government should stop wasting tax-payer money on terrorising traumatised people. Safe routes are needed to save lives.

More than 100 migrants rescued in Channel less than week after £650m France deal

More than 100 migrants have been rescued from the English Channel, less than a week after the UK signed a new deal with the French government to curb crossings. Traffickers using the tactic, designed...

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What an incredible day at the London Marathon 💙 We are so grateful to every one of our runners who took on 26.2 miles to help more people access healthcare around the world. Together, you've raised over £41,000! Run in our 2027 team ➡️ tinyurl.com/3k9w3st5 #WeRunTogether

Children and babies are dying as a result of living in temporary accommodation. Our clinics see families placed for years in squalid, unstable housing, unable to meet their kid’s basic health needs. 104 deaths is a travesty. Safe, stable housing must be a priority.

Temporary accommodation linked to deaths of 104 children in England in six years

Calls for ‘urgent, sustained action’ over rising number of children who do not have permanent home

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