https://www.medsf.org/rss/Eritrea en https://www.medsf.org/fighting-stigma-and-providing-mental-health-eritrean-refugees Every month, around 5,000 Eritreans flee their country. Half of them arrive in refugee camps in the Tigray and Afar regions of Ethiopia. Since 2015, MEDSF has provided health services in the area, with a focus on mental health and psychiatric care, to the population of Hitsats and Shimelba refugee camps, as well as to the host community. Tue, 10 Jul 2018 14:33:48 +0000 4c44f723-f1e5-43dc-82ec-6d24b0c08940 https://www.medsf.org/dying-reach-europe-insight-desperate-journeys-eritreans-make-reach-safety "It is vital that the EU, Member States and other governments provide channels to safety and protection for Eritreans, and indeed all people fleeing conflict and persecution," said Arjan Hehenkamp, MEDSF General Director. Mon, 27 Feb 2017 13:22:39 +0000 96d108a5-4363-4140-9f20-3ca65588629d https://www.medsf.org/italy-i-cannot-accept-children-or-adults-can-die-i-cannot-accept-it-never Interview with MEDSF psychologist Aurelia Barbieri, in Catania, Sicily Thu, 02 Jun 2016 11:55:29 +0000 070365c9-eb1e-4ebe-9f99-240f976c43f3 https://www.medsf.org/2016-who-still-counts-human "Through this deal, EU leaders have made a choice that should raise serious questions for the citizens of affluent Europe. In 2016 who still counts as human? Whose lives matter? What happened to empathy? And where has solidarity gone when faced with the anguish and despair of those whose lives have been shattered?" Thu, 12 May 2016 08:04:23 +0000 9e0b3a59-7a2d-435e-ad98-47e34e0902d6 https://www.medsf.org/msf-resumes-search-and-rescue-activities-central-mediterranean Due to the lack of safe and legal alternatives for people to flee and seek protection, the deadly stretch of water between Libya and Italy, which in 2015 claimed the lives of 2,892 men, women and children, is now almost the only way for thousands to reach European shores, and it is already as busy as ever. Sun, 24 Apr 2016 11:30:01 +0000 d7a15d49-6583-44d7-b7de-475f39d6e131 https://www.medsf.org/mediterranean-migration-testimonies-people-rescued-sea Testimonies collected during search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean. Wed, 11 Nov 2015 11:47:23 +0000 d7d308e0-36ee-46c0-8063-6b43abdc1cdf https://www.medsf.org/msf-will-no-longer-provide-emergency-medical-assistance-and-post-rescue-care-my-phoenix Médecins Sans Frontières (MEDSF), was informed that MOAS (Migrant Offshore Aid Station) has decided to stop their current search and rescue operation on the Mediterranean Sea. As a result, MEDSF will no longer provide emergency medical assistance and post-rescue care on board the MY Phoenix, as it has done since 2 May. Wed, 23 Sep 2015 16:31:37 +0000 8fa14738-0e97-46e1-ad9a-df88fffd89db https://www.medsf.org/mediterranean-migration-1658-people-rescued-busiest-day-ever-msf-search-and-rescue-operations “Yesterday was a day of big numbers for MEDSF’s search and rescue operations, but for our teams at sea the focus is always on the individuals,” said Lindis Hurum, MEDSF Emergency Coordinator on the Bourbon Argos. Thu, 03 Sep 2015 10:59:41 +0000 f6df5752-5e49-40f6-96ab-b25f778655cd https://www.medsf.org/migration-testimonies-my-phoenix Testimonies from migrants rescued by the search and rescue ship, MY Phoenix Tue, 07 Jul 2015 11:21:10 +0000 763c800c-2dbb-4fc3-aad4-12625f5ddf0f https://www.medsf.org/three-mediterranean-boat-migrants-describe-their-gruelling-quests-better-lives "We go away from our country because we have no choice. We don’t want to get the Europeans tired of us, to overwhelm them, but we have no choice. We risk our lives to help our families, or neighbours, our friends, our parents and our brothers. That’s why we embark on this journey." Mon, 25 May 2015 10:50:37 +0000 7c9587ee-0a0b-43d0-b520-624984398c93