Suggests that there is a charity medical system working in Greece Nutritional deficiency was detected for six children It lives in the center of immigrants in the East Island Samos. This is the first time their doctors have made such a diagnosis since the center was opened by 2021.
Greek division Doctors with no boundaries (MSF) He said his staff had found children, 6 months to 6 yearsSevere malnutrition is severe from moderate and requires immediate medical intervention.
“Children have 25% of the population (the field), but the focus of the child’s attention is not enough. Samos Island“MSF General Director Christina Sarra said in a statement.
Six children, from Afghanistan and SyriaIn the last two or three months they came to the field with their family, and before they arrived, they could not determine whether they were already suffering from malnutrition, Sarra said. However, “no doubt that the field conditions have made things hard Adverse effect“He said.
When asked about the MSF’s claims, the Ministry of Migration and asylum said they would respond on Monday. Although foods are provided to residents in the field, food “This is not nutritious for the children of this age”.
The situation worsened by the repression of a scholarship nine months ago Applicants of asylum in GreeceIt allowed you to buy new food and other essential items.
Officially appointed as “closed controlled access center” Samos migrant campFinnied by the EU, the main port of the island, Wade, was built on a mountain passage of a mountain range eight kilometers away It was opened in 2021 To change a large camp It grew in the suburbs of the city. The camp, which is protected by the police, has the potential of 3,664 people and on Monday 3,176 has been placedAccording to the Ministry of Migration and asylum.
Sarra said that the children had already been painful to reach Samos and that the conditions in the field had worsened their medical conditions. Human Rights Groups have condemned the terrible conditions of the Samos camp, which includes Health disorders and lack of running water.
“The children they have passed Pain trips. There are many difficulties for them to come, “Sarra said about Samos nutritious children.” The conditions of the camp are even worse. “
Greece is inside One of the most popular paths towards the EU People who flee from conflict and poverty Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Many are short but Routine From the Turkish coast to the nearby Greek islands, the Samos is often on the boat, which often does not apply to small pneumatic boats.
Last week, At least seven people, including three children They died near the Greek island, Lesbos, after sending them on the pneumatic boat they were traveling. Another 23 people escaped and transferred to the diaspora in Lesbos.
