

#VolunteerDiaries: Dr Erin's Story
*Disclaimer: text may be upsetting for some readers Having worked with Kitrinos Healthcare in 2017 in Thessaloniki, in January of this year I returned as a volunteer GP to work in Moria Camp on the island of Lesbos. In 2017, the refugees were mainly from Syria, including a large group of Kurds who escaped Kobane when it was under siege by ISIS. In Moria, however, the vast majority of people I saw were Hazara, from Iran and Afghanistan. Moria Camp Is a stark contrast to the pr
#VolunteerDiaries: Dr Richard in Camp Moria
*Content Warning: Please note that this text includes mentions of torture and rape, which may be distressing for some readers. It is the end of a long day in the Kitrinos clinic, and I am tired. A family bring a two year old to the clinic who is unwell and breathing fast; the other seven children are also sick with runny noses, fevers and diarrhoea. Their father suffers from headaches. He was badly beaten by the Taliban whilst working for the US Embassy in Afghanistan. The fa