First Reception Mobile Unit – Lesvos
Greece continues to be the main European Union gateway for third country nationals (refugees and migrants). Due to the high pressure and the needs for the provision of the first reception services, First Reception Service (beneficiary and program coordinator), in collaboration with Doctors of the World – Greece, implement the action (program) under the title “Support of the First Reception Mobile Units operation for the first reception procedures in areas that are under pressure by high migration flows”.
The primary objective of the project is the primary healthcare coverage and the psychosocial support of migrants lacking the necessary documentation and third country nationals during their stay in the First Reception Centers and the Mobile Units, through the collaboration of all the organizations active in the field and specifically in the area Moria of Lesvos island.
MdM – Greece operates in a fully equipped Mobile Unit and provides medical screening, primary health care services, psychosocial support, medication, personal hygiene items, clothing and footwear.
The project is cofunded by the European Commission and the External Borders Fund.