From January to October 2025, MSF ran a mobile unit delivering the same support to people at the CCAC and in the public hospital on Leros Island.
Over 5,000 people arrived on Samos, leading to severe overcrowding at the CCAC for several months. Gaps in state provision meant that many people struggled to obtain basic health care, while disruptions to referrals left others without access to specialized treatment. MSF ran mobile clinics inside the CCAC and at a day center in Vathi to increase access to care.
MSF also provided emergency medical assistance to people as they arrived on Samos and Lesbos, either after shipwrecks or upon making landfall. This work included offering medical and psychological assistance and distributing food and other essential items.
In May, after nearly a decade of providing medical, psychosocial, social, and legal support to migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees, we closed our day care center in Athens to refocus our efforts elsewhere in line with our medical humanitarian work. The center delivered general health care and mental health consultations, as well as treatment for sexual violence.
