US EditionChildren found malnourished in Greek migrant camp, MSF charity says
- Six young children at a migrant facility in Samos have been diagnosed with moderate to severe acute malnutrition, marking the first such cases reported since the camp opened in 2021, according to Doctors Without Borders .
- The children, aged between 6 months and 6 years, arrived in the camp from Afghanistan and Syria within the last two to three months, as reported by MSF Greece's Director General Christina Psarra.
- Psarra noted that conditions in the camp, including insufficient pediatric care and a lack of nutritious food, are worsening the children's health.
- Conditions worsened after the cutoff of support for asylum seekers, which previously allowed them to buy nutritious food and basic necessities.
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Children found malnourished in Greek migrant camp: MSF
Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Monday it had identified the first cases of malnourished children in a migrant camp on the Greek island of Samos, which has been criticised by rights groups for dangerous living conditions.
Alarm Raised Over Malnourished Children Found in Greek Migrant Camp
Young refugee girl seen in Suda refugee camp, Chios, Grece. Credit: Mstyslav Chernov, CC BY-SA 4.0 Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said it had identified the first cases of malnourished children in a migrant camp on the Greek island of Samos, raising fresh concerns over the facility’s living conditions. The medical charity said in a statement Monday, its medical team had diagnosed six children from Syria and Afghanistan aged between six months to …
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Medical charity reports 6 cases of malnourished children in Greek island migrant camp
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A medical charity working in Greece says it has diagnosed six young children living in a migrant facility on the eastern Aegean island of Samos as suffering from malnutrition, the first time its doctors have made…
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