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.
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€9 M
9M
1991
1991
![Greece IAR map 2022 Greece IAR map 2022](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/34g762u02f6sm81e8vvu7535jg1i2vo8.jpg)
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7,460
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45
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![Emergency Medical Aid (EMA) for new arrivals in Samos, Greece Emergency Medical Aid (EMA) for new arrivals in Samos, Greece](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/1kl43hm50661uqc2ut402c703lg0d175.jpg)
Fear, beatings and forced returns for people seeking safety on Greek island of Samos
![AS-DRC-girls-web AS-DRC-girls-web](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/m8237y37571o33xe25w21861js0va8m4.jpg)
A revolution in safe abortion care
![Samos new centre Samos new centre](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/185c164oqomp380v738471y56sgx0034.jpg)
“We can only help our patients to survive” new camp on Samos
![Mariam*, a woman originally from Afghanistan, who lives in Lesbos for two years. Mariam*, a woman originally from Afghanistan, who lives in Lesbos for two years.](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/8ex3dh47n2f6wi45la28574m3u5137t8.jpg)
One year on from Moria fire, EU denies dignity to migrants trapped on Greek islands
![EU failed containment model Report EU failed containment model Report](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/je8o478d5e1ct4x167t76w2mt12d878g.jpg)
Greece and EU must change approach to migration as scale of people’s suffering revealed
![Samos island Samos island](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/g84757lqd106f5bq0ax2s51en5byho4d.jpg)
Constructing Crisis at Europe’s Border
![MSF response to Moria Fire MSF response to Moria Fire](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/chs46043s7w88l7p3j3505hni77560w5.jpg)
Open letter to Ylva Johansson, European Commissioner of Home Affairs
![Harin Halil Harin Halil](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/8uu73q8i0eb0q814x78uy5dyq5q3te1y.jpg)
Alarming mental health distress among asylum seekers on Greek islands
![Tetimony - Omaima, 52. Vathy Camp, Samos Tetimony - Omaima, 52. Vathy Camp, Samos](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/5idp3q7d5tyg0ds37mppqhnk4mi3p53k.jpg)
Negligent and dangerous COVID-19 response in Vathy camp, Samos
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