Medical care for refugees
Every year, thousands of people flee violence, war, exploitation and persecution in their home countries. For many refugees, their search for a dignified life ends in death; the Mediterranean is considered the deadliest sea route in the world. In 2021, for the first time, we sent an emergency doctor from our partner organisation Sea Eye on board the civilian rescue ship Sea-Eye 4 to provide medical care to people rescued from distress at sea.
In Greece, where we recently launched a new project, refugees find themselves in overcrowded camps and shelters or even homeless on the streets after their often traumatic escape. They are in urgent need of physical and medical care, especially the many unaccompanied young people. Our doctors also help them on a voluntary basis.
Our medical projects
Over the past few years, we have expanded our medical work to help refugees. They urgently need physical and psychological support.
Help for refugees in Greece
In early 2021, we sent doctors to Greece for the first time to improve access to health care for refugees. The public health system is severely overstretched, and under-age refugees in particular are suffering from the difficult situation and urgently need support.
Sea rescue
Since mid-2021, we have been cooperating with the civilian sea rescue organization Sea-Eye to provide better medicine care for rescued boatrefugees. The Mediterranean is considered the world's deadliest escape route, and even during the pandemic, thousands of people risk their lives to escape hardship, misery and despair.
Make a visit to the doctor possible
If illnesses are not recognized and treated in time, chronic complaints often develop. With your donation of 50 francs, we can enable 10 underage young people and others in need to visit a doctor free of charge and treat their ailments with medication.
