Médecins du Monde
City Hall takes care of vulnerable with ‘Help at Home Plus’
Municipal worker Ioannis Chrysanthakopoulos, 39, carries goods for pensioner Vassiliki Chalari, 83, as part of the Athens Municipality's "Help at Home Plus" program that has been extended to members of vulnerable groups, including the elderly, who face particular challenges during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Athens seeks to house homeless amid pandemic
Athens municipal authorities are scrambling to find a solution to the capital's homeless problem as the central government attempts to enforce a lockdown on public movement.
City Hall is seeking to locate adequate housing - preferably one building - in which homeless people can be hosted for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Refugees' Health Problems in Greece Mostly Unmet
Refugees and migrants in Greece receive little or no medical care for most health problems they face and fewer than half of those pregnant had access to maternal care, aid group Doctors of the World said on Tuesday.
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Teens charged with rape of boy in Lesvos camp
Four Pakistani 17-year-olds were arrested on Wednesday, accused of gang-raping a 16-year-old boy in a refugee camp on Lesvos.
According to authorities, the incident occurred on Sunday morning at the overcrowded Moria camp and was recorded by the assailants on their cell phones.
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Thessaloniki branch of Doctors of the World treats rising number of Greeks
Nongovernmental organization Doctors of the World (Medecins du Monde) is looking forward to reaching out to more uninsured Greeks at the Thessaloniki International Fair, which has ceded a pavilion to the healthcare activists for the third year in a row.