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Libya

MSF fears for migrants forced back to Libya

In response to the worryingly low number of migrants landing, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is withdrawing its teams from Lampedusa. Press Release - 19 Nov 2009
 
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Italy

MSF assists the five survivors - 73 feared dead - of boat tragedy in Lampedusa, Italy

A total of 73 migrants and refugees are feared dead at sea after a boat carrying five survivors arrived last week in the Italian island of Lampedusa. Project Update - 25 Aug 2009
 
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Italy

MSF activities resume in Lampedusa, Italy

A Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) team of two doctors, two nurses and one cultural mediator is back in Lampedusa, providing medical care to undocumented migrants and asylum seekers landing on the Italian island. Project Update - 28 Apr 2009
 
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Italy

MSF calls on all participants to improve the conditions for migrants arriving on the southern shores of Europe

The need for MSF to even be present at the entry points to Europe is a telling indication of the lack of adequate medical assistance currently available for these migrants. Press Release - 11 Jul 2008
 
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Italy

Helping desperate immigrants

While a wave of Italians emigrated during the first half of the nineteenth century, today the country's recent economic growth and strategic position on the Mediterranean Sea have made it a prime destination for immigrants from other lands. Project Update - 18 Aug 2004
 
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Sudan

Hundreds of Sudanese live in 'Hotel Africa', Italy - a derelict railway station in the centre of Rome

In what has been dubbed 'Hotel Africa', Sudanese refugees have made their homes. The MSF team of 'Missione Italia' distributed hygiene kits to the refugees. They live here with no running water nor electricity. There are no sanitation facilities and the risk of disease is very high. Press Release - 20 Oct 2003
 
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Mediterranean migration

Every year, thousands of people fleeing war, persecution and poverty at home attempt the treacherous journey across the Mediterranean. Countless lives are lost on the way. Topic
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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

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