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 2023 in Greece
Data and information from the International Activity Report 2023.
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€9.5 M
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1991
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22,500
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A mental health crisis among refugees and migrants in Greece
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EU migration policies are once again killing people as they search for safety
Pushbacks, detention and violence towards migrants on Lesbos
EU leaders continue to push through deadly policies for migrants
Overcoming taboos to ensure women's sexual health
Closed centres for refugees on Greek islands exacerbate psychological trauma
Contact us
15 Xenias St.
115 27 Athens
Greece