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
![Idomeni Idomeni](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/ila40w46ncht5x68sv2ng7h2k35cdg5y.jpg)
MSF treats hundreds after Greek-FYROM border violence
![Moria Reception Centre in Lesbos, Greece Moria Reception Centre in Lesbos, Greece](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/e2dtry760l26s5w7t534085ub0co2q8r.jpg)
MSF ends activities inside the Lesvos hotspot
![Overcrowded transit camp in Idomeni Overcrowded transit camp in Idomeni](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/g2kl7ulu2x7q3d1lv58c7g5s6wlu6qn0.jpg)
EU Migration Crisis Update - March 2016
![Idomeni after the closing of the border Idomeni after the closing of the border](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/r5hkb701kf74wxobhr72uw2fu1176apy.jpg)
Trapped at Europe's borders
![Idomeni after the closing of the border Idomeni after the closing of the border](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/0jw781l7q3k4shdi4140q671vl0aixkq.jpg)
"Help us to find a safe path"
![Assistance for refugees in Serbia Assistance for refugees in Serbia](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/172q2t4stpl8bs40eq7qrc0k4k524te0.jpg)
EU Migration Crisis Update - February 2016
![On the Greek / Macedonian Border at Idomeni On the Greek / Macedonian Border at Idomeni](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/l2h7x3pl28q51l1du33525g7q2m5d7af.jpg)
Thousands stranded as new arbitrary border restrictions expose refugees to violence
![Refugee camp in Samos, Greece Refugee camp in Samos, Greece](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/hu4243ja0584rfx776usp74ymd3w04w1.jpg)
Looking after refugees in transit
![Portrait of a Man from Pakistan Portrait of a Man from Pakistan](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/3r51dt8mxxy1bmp1d82r2h8acmf04172.jpg)
"My work is a real opportunity to help those in need, just like me."
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