Medical evacuation, often shortened to medevac or medivac, is the timely and efficient movement and en route care provided by medical personnel to wounded being evacuated from a battlefield, to injured patients being evacuated from the scene of an accident to receiving medical facilities, or to patients at a rural hospital requiring urgent care at a better-equipped facility using medically equipped ground vehicles (ambulances) or aircraft.
Supporters of medevac laws have vented their anger and disappointment at the Federal government’s repealing of the medical transfer provisions. SBS - Published
The leaking of an asylum seeker’s medical history who was transferred to Australia for treatment has raised concerns over a breach of the patient's privacy. SBS - Published
Supporters of the medevac legislation have travelled to Canberra to hold an overnight vigil outside Parliament House ahead of Senators returning. SBS - Published
Finance Minister Mathias Cormann says the government wants to unwind the controversial 'medevac' laws as soon as possible, with the Senate returning next week. SBS - Published
Five refugees transferred to Australia for medical assistance under Medevac laws complained of dental or abdominal pains and dermatitis but refused treatment. SBS - Published
Up to 10 men in a Papua New Guinea detention camp are still waiting to be sent to Australia under medical transfer laws, senators have been told. SBS - Published
The Senator with the deciding vote to determine the fate of the Coalition’s push to repeal the Medevac laws says she won’t be horse trading over "humanity". SBS - Published
Senate crossbencher Jacqui Lambie has warned the Morrison government against trying to fast-track a vote on repealing refugee medical transfer laws. SBS - Published
A Senate committee is examining medical evacuation laws for refugees being held offshore, while Labor targets unlawful migration by air. SBS - Published
The 893 refugees or asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru have lived a grinding nightmare that can only be described as Kafkaesque. The Age - Published
A former mental health nurse says the Medevac legislation is vital to ensuring refugees and asylum seekers receive the medical care they require. SBS - Published
The Morrison government's plan to repeal asylum seeker medical transfer laws has passed the lower house, but won't be considered by the Senate for months. SBS - Published
The coalition is pressuring Labor to repeal the so-called "medevac" laws dictating asylum seeker medical transfers but the opposition isn't interested. SBS - Published
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