It takes between four and 10 days of walking to migrate north, crossing through the Darién jungle, South America's only land route heading north. People face extreme violence, with reports of people being robbed, beaten, raped, or even killed.
MSF teams are working in the migrant reception centre in San Vincente, in eastern Panama, providing medical and mental healthcare to people on the move.
Our activities in 2022 in Panama
Data and information from the International Activity Report 2022.
13
13
€1.5 M
1.5M
2021
2021


43,100
43,1
2,600
2,6
180
18

Migrants arriving in Panama in urgent need of assistance

Barriers don’t deter people making their way to the United States

Emergency healthcare and protection needed as more people cross to Panama

“The Darién Gap is as dangerous as ever”

Violence and danger for people crossing Panama’s Darien jungle

COVID-19 forces thousands of migrants to cross perilous jungle from Colombia to Panama
