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MSF HP team in the Harmanli Refugee Center. Harmanli is the first arrival point in Bulgaria for refugees crossing through Turkey. Situated just 50 km from the triple border crossing with Greece and Turkey, it is the largest open Reception and Registration Center in Bulgaria, with a capacity of up to 1,710 individuals. The occupancy rate has surged by 300% since 2020 and MSF initiated a clinic within the Harmanli Reception Center in July 2023.
Our health promotion team visit the Harmanli Refugee Centre. Harmanli is the first arrival point in Bulgaria for refugees crossing through Türkiye. Bulgaria, August 2023.
© Ghada Safaan/MSF

MSF first worked in Bulgaria in 1981 and closed our projects in 2024.

Our team operated a clinic inside the Harmanli Reception Centre for migrants arriving in Bulgaria from 2023 until 2024. We provided general healthcare, sexual and reproductive health support, and care for non-communicable diseases at the reception centre. We first worked in Bulgaria in 1981.

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