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
22,500
22,5
7,460
7,46
820
82
45
45
“Refugees sleeping on the streets of Kos tell me, ‘At home we had war, but at least we had dignity’”
Gallery: MSF's activities on the Greek/FYROM border
MSF team providing psychological support and medical care to survivors of shipwreck off Farmakonisi island
Closure of Captain Elias camp in Kos leaves refugees even more vulnerable
EU: your fences kill. Provide safe and legal passage
Testimonies from refugees and staff in Lesbos
Refugees in Kos stuck in appalling conditions
MSF receives 10 people with wounds from Macedonian stun grenades
Greek authorities’ inaction turns into abuse of refugees in Kos
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115 27 Athens
Greece