Towards better health for refugee children and young people in Australia and New Zealand: The Royal Australasian College of Physicians perspective.

The article presents the policy statement of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians towards better health for refugee children and young people in Australia and New Zealand. The principles behind such policy recognize that the refugee and asylum seeker children have the same rights to health care and the health status of children only partly dependent on health services. This statement recommends health service enhancement, the promotion of research, and professional practice.