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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...
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Migrants in Jeopardy Says MSF, Calls on Greece to Change Approach
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) called on the EU and Greece to completely change conditions for migrants and their approach to migration.
Greece
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)...
Greece
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...
Greece
''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...
Greece
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...
Greece
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...
Greece
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
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...
Greece
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...