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This is the best summary I could come up with:


A medical NGO known for emergency relief in war zones is treating asylum seekers housed in a disused airbase in the James Cleverly’s constituency, the Guardian can reveal.

It is the first time that MSF, which is known for its work in Gaza, South Sudan and Syria, has offered medical relief specifically for people seeking asylum in the UK.

The move will cause some discomfort for the home secretary, whose department has previously insisted that Wethersfield is a safe place for asylum seekers, despite reports of scabies, tuberculosis, mental health problems and violence among people living there.

Last month, the Guardian revealed that people housed in the UK’s largest mass accommodation site had attempted to kill themselves and set themselves on fire because of conditions “no different from Libya”.

A report by the Helen Bamber Foundation and the Humans for Rights Network, based on 140 case studies, found the men housed on the site were suffering from a range of problems including low mood, loneliness, flashbacks, reduced appetite, weight loss, feelings of despair and difficulty sleeping, as well as a worsening in symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.

MSF, which was awarded the Nobel peace prize in 1999, provides emergency medical services to people in need in poorer countries and conflict zones.


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