An Afghan man detained on Nauru requires urgent medical evacuation for a heart condition, according to doctors, but his case has not been classed as an emergency. A cardiologist said the man was suffering from acute coronary syndrome and probably suffered a heart attack more than two weeks ago. “The reports relating to a man requiring medevac from Nauru are false.”Arnott said the man’s situation was an emergency and that in Australia he would have received emergency treatment. The medical equipment and urgent treatment the asylum seeker requires was also unavailable in the Nauru hospital, Arnott added. “Talking to him, it’s evident his only concern is being alive to protect and care for his boys.”A 26-year-old Bangladeshi refugee died in Nauru hospital in May from suspected heart failure after suffering a series of heart attacks.

Source: The Guardian September 18, 2016 00:44 UTC