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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21
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9M
1991
1991
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7,460
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Greek government must end lockdown for locked up people on Greek islands
![Refugees in Athens Refugees in Athens](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/i63ol4m07b5r54twwv1543k7e74ci41u.jpg)
Vulnerable refugees evicted and left to sleep on streets
![Frederic*'s story Frederic*'s story](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/debj47q7m65c3ltpp705w0np6uo1s33i.jpg)
Using torture survival skills to cope during a pandemic
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MSF steps up COVID-19 response in Europe
![Lesbos and Samos Oct2019 Lesbos and Samos Oct2019](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/67553w32av5ya36r8c2c3442mir72074.jpg)
Evacuation of squalid Greek camps more urgent than ever over COVID-19 fears
![Lesbos and Samos Oct2019 Lesbos and Samos Oct2019](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/4m4nfu2e5q1pc2t53tcq5r3ti442hcoa.jpg)
Greece, the ‘shield’ of Europe, and EU leaders push migrants into danger
![Living conditions on Samos Living conditions on Samos](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/3um2uqvatjl8na5644y6d11176fpu1j2.jpg)
EU must address migration emergency as Greek islands reach breaking point
![Children with Chronic diseases in Moria Children with Chronic diseases in Moria](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/0g4d1vc6un05114505372ogd8168c75p.jpg)
Greece denies healthcare to seriously ill refugee children on Lesbos
![Lesbos and Samos Oct2019 Lesbos and Samos Oct2019](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/kp4o6f045ns63xib5ncby50ilj882wrv.jpg)
European leaders: Stop punishing asylum seekers on the Greek islands
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