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At Least 3 Dead as Migrant Boat Sinks Off Mykonos, Greece

At least three people – two women and one man – drowned after a migrant boat capsized off the coast of Mykonos, Greece on Friday. After the incident, coast guard officers had observed two migrants swimming near the shores of...

MSF Says Greece's Moria Migrant Camp is a Coronavirus "Time Bomb"

The migrant camp at Moria, on the island of Lesvos, the largest in Greece, is a "time bomb" waiting to explode as the coronavirus has spread to the local population, an official from the group Doctors without Borders (MSF)...

Greek Surgeon Elected President of Doctors Without Borders Organization

The International humanitarian group Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), or Doctors Without Borders, announced on Monday that Greek surgeon Christos Christou has been elected to serve as their international president. Christou was elected president during MSF’s International General Assembly in June...

''Doctors Without Borders'' Secures Affordable Pneumonia Vaccines for Refugee Children in Greece

The humanitarian aid organization ''Médecins sans frontières'' (Doctors Without Borders, or MSF) announced on Friday that they secured pneumonia vaccines at an affordable price in order to vaccinate children who live in refugee camps in Greece. MSF noted that this...

Medical Charity Says Greece is Migrant Dumping Ground

On the third anniversary of the signing of the EU-Turkish migrant deal on Monday, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) called on European leaders to take action to end the harmful policy of containment on the Greek island "hotspots’" The medical charity...

MSF: Mental Health Emergency Unfolding in Greek Migrant Camps

A mental health emergency is unfolding in migrant camps on Greece's islands, fuelled by poor living conditions, neglect and violence, charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Tuesday. Medical staff have seen a sharp increase in people trying to get...

Conditions for Refugees on Islands are ‘Regrettable and Infuriating’, Says MSF Head in Greece

Living conditions for refugees on Greece’s islands is “regrettable and infuriating”, the head of the MSF (Doctors without Borders) mission in Greece, Clément Perrin, told Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA) on Friday. Perrin said families with newborn babies or small children...

Greece: Médecins Sans Frontières Asks Pfizer and GSK to Reduce Exorbitant Price of Vaccines for Refugee Children

Over the past few weeks, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has vaccinated over 5,000 refugee children from the age of six months to 15 years in camps and settlements in Greece. MSF has once again denounced the high-price that governments and non-governmental...

MSF Denounces Involuntary Eviction of Refugees at Idomeni

Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has denounced the forced movement of thousands of refugees from Idomeni, the lack of information provided about their destinations and the restrictions imposed on humanitarian assistance. The NGO has called on the Greek authorities to...