Since the EU-Turkey deal in March 2016, migrants and refugees previously in transit through the Greek islands have been trapped for an indeterminate time in Reception and Identification Centres and Closed Controlled Access Centres.
Our teams provides medical and mental healthcare to migrants in Athens and on the Greek islands of Lesvos and Samos. Our activities include sexual and reproductive healthcare, treating chronic diseases and providing care for survivors of sexual violence, psychological support and health promotion activities. On the islands of Lesvos and Samos we also provide emergency medical assistance to people in distress once they arrive by boat from Türkiye.
Our teams on Lesvos and Samos have reported overwhelming numbers of people suffering from serious mental health conditions while being contained on the islands. We have made repeated calls on the European Union and the Greek authorities to completely change their approach to migration, which is causing avoidable harm to the health and wellbeing of asylum seekers, refugees and migrants.
Our activities in 2022 in Greece
Data and information from the International Activity Report 2022.
210
21
€9 M
9M
1991
1991
![Greece IAR map 2022 Greece IAR map 2022](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/34g762u02f6sm81e8vvu7535jg1i2vo8.jpg)
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22,500
22,5
7,460
7,46
820
82
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45
45
![Kara Tepe Camp in Lesbos, Greece. Kara Tepe Camp in Lesbos, Greece.](https://img.msf.org/Docs/MSF/Media/CMS3/3/4/6/e/MSF149691.jpg)
Testimonies from migrants and asylum seekers in Lesbos
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Thousands of migrants and asylum seekers stranded in precarious conditions across islands
![Idomeni migration route, Greece Idomeni migration route, Greece](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/5753w3788t63aw8c350581y345354pve.jpg)
Thousands of migrants & refugees blocked at borders
![Idomeni migration route, Greece Idomeni migration route, Greece](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/4gu0jtqcej28p5h65q27kh3n8s216ak5.jpg)
Testimonies from migrants blocked at borders
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EU leaders orchestrating humanitarian crisis on Europe’s shores
![Migrants in Kos, Greece Migrants in Kos, Greece](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/6qx1405b8cei11x67a54cqib85lehlw2.jpg)
Gallery: Responding to the crisis of migration in Kos
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Deplorable reception conditions for migrants on Kos
![Migrants in Kos, Greece Migrants in Kos, Greece](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/33w33l62386x0gx31oy80p85e5hk77p0.jpg)
No welcome for migrants and refugees landing in Greek Dodecanese Islands
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An alarming increase in the number of refugees arriving at Greek islands and assistance is urgently needed
Contact us
![Lesbos Mobile Clinic - Moria Camp Lesbos Mobile Clinic - Moria Camp](https://img.msf.org/Docs/MSF/Media/CMS3/b/f/f/a/MSF220754.jpg)
15 Xenias St.
115 27 Athens
Greece