Doctors Without Borders has reported the diagnosis of six malnourished children in a Greek migrant camp, igniting concerns about the facility's living conditions. The children, aged six months to six years, hail from Syria and Afghanistan and demonstrate acute malnutrition that requires urgent medical attention. Despite the medical charity's findings, Greece's Ministry of Migration has downplayed the situation, labeling the issues as isolated incidents. With nearly a quarter of the camp's population being children, MSF calls for immediate interventions to address systemic neglect that jeopardizes vulnerable migrants.
No child should suffer from malnutrition due to systemic neglect, said Christina Psarra, director general of MSF Greece, calling for immediate intervention.
The Samos camp, built with European Union funding, opened in 2021 as a high-security facility encircled by barbed wire.
Greece's Ministry of Migration and Asylum dismissed concerns of widespread malnutrition, insisting that the cases were isolated.
Amnesty International has previously condemned conditions at the site, describing them as inhumane and degrading during times of overcrowding, with water shortages and a lack of essential services.
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