Refugees and Settlement
Contact
Sarah Marshall
Manager Refugees & Resettlement
09 630 9943 x 26650
021 938 085
SMarshall@ADHB.GOVT.NZ
Introduction
Approximately 40% of New Zealand ’s quota refugees are re-settled in the Auckland area and it is estimated that approximately 20,000 live in Auckland City. Generally it is known that upon entry to the country, people from refugee backgrounds have high rates of infectious diseases, disabilities and chronic health problems. Physical problems are often complicated by psychological difficulties suffered as a consequence of their flight to safety. It may take 5-10 years for a person from a refugee background to regain a sense of control over their lives.
Current activity is focused on access to health services, interpreters and designing and delivering culturally appropriate programmes.
Recent Pages
- Refugees and Settlement
- Counties Manukau DHB Maternity Services
Middlemore Hospital, Botany Downs Primary Birthing Unit, Papakura Primary Birthing Unit - Premature Baby
- Hand Therapy
- Mental Health
- Fetal Distress
- General Musculoskeletal Outpatients
- Syphilis
- Koropiko Mental Health Services for Older People
Middlemore Hospital - Women's Health Action Trust