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
![Panama IAR map 2022 Panama IAR map 2022](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/3mfup7cimi06g6uhe4pd01ke12kar28c.jpg)
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43,100
43,1
2,600
2,6
180
18
![Migrants in transit in ECuador, Colombia y Panama Migrants in transit in ECuador, Colombia y Panama](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/v035a74y401o3u7bluhw4d0uh7d227uk.jpg)
MSF forced to suspend medical care for people on the move in Panama
![Migrants in transit in Ecuador, Colombia and Panama Migrants in transit in Ecuador, Colombia and Panama](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/00u16j22jw60o71asi31wy0ar0bhqpgd.jpg)
Lack of action sees sharp rise in sexual violence on people transiting Darien Gap
![Migrants in transit in Ecuador, Colombia and Panama Migrants in transit in Ecuador, Colombia and Panama](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/j8546o44htmj3xrujx3n30v641464pd1.jpg)
Migrants left without protection as Darién Gap crossings reach half a million
![Doctors Without Borders alarms insufficient response to the rising migrant influx in Darien jungle Doctors Without Borders alarms insufficient response to the rising migrant influx in Darien jungle](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/x63lh4177l2lq8p2v1050to4062d7ccy.jpg)
Incidents of sexual violence spike for those crossing Panama’s Darién Gap
![Migrants in transit in Ecuador, Colombia and Panama Migrants in transit in Ecuador, Colombia and Panama](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/m16cem0g8hv3qf4n4e7y88b7dd875fok.jpg)
Migrants arriving in Panama in urgent need of assistance
![Migration in the Americas Migration in the Americas](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/fm8271ou16r81yy15u1j71wwj705bt0w.jpg)
Barriers don’t deter people making their way to the United States
![San Vicente migration centre San Vicente migration centre](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/130od8f55f74s071n04vg44t7p5v1yvn.jpg)
Emergency healthcare and protection needed as more people cross to Panama
![Lajas Blancas Immigration Reception Station Lajas Blancas Immigration Reception Station](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/aemp8hq0d2wj38mpn51si0dwl35u6773.jpg)
“The Darién Gap is as dangerous as ever”
![Turquesa River Turquesa River](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/u0hn2cp634wh84vep1244o6oi22f64pq.jpg)
Violence and danger for people crossing Panama’s Darien jungle
![Bajo Chiquito Bajo Chiquito](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/vdo1777f3a40rp21u0m7x4pg0s3b2h68.jpg)
COVID-19 forces thousands of migrants to cross perilous jungle from Colombia to Panama
![THE DARIEN ROUTE FOR MIGRANTS IN PANAMA THE DARIEN ROUTE FOR MIGRANTS IN PANAMA](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/i274d2581o45hig3204jx802k86yahv4.jpg)