MSF confirms forced exit from Nauru as refugee mental health 'beyond desperate'

NGO says all staff were forced to leave the Pacific island where it has treated local and refugee patients for almost 12 months

Médecins Sans Frontières has confirmed it has officially been forced to end its mental health work on Nauru, leaving local and refugee patients behind in a situation it said was “beyond desperate”.

MSF was given its marching orders on Friday and told to cease its services on Saturday. Several days of attempted negotiations failed to sway the Nauruan government.

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