Manus healthcare provider ‘forced’ to leave

The Manus Island detention centre’s controversial healthcare provider – International Health and Medical Services – has been forced to abandon the island because it was found to be practising medicine unlicensed.
The company had left the island, replaced from midnight on March 31 by a skeleton staff from a PNG company, Paradise, which is providing only basic and emergency medical care.
Some detainees requiring medication for chronic conditions have been left without medication during the changeover, The Guardian had been told.
Those held in the detention centre said they feared their healthcare, already compromised, will deteriorate further.
“We are worried that our situation is getting worse,” Iranian refugee Behrouz Boochani said.
In a statement, IHMS confirmed it had been forced to temporarily cease operations because of ongoing issues over its medical licence.