My name is Patrizia and I am an Emergency Medicine Resident Doctor. I’ve always had a strong interest in caring for people who are socially vulnerable, so after some experience as a medical volunteer in my home country, this year I decided to volunteer with Kitrinos Healthcare in Kara Tepe camp (Moria 2.0) in Lesvos. Before I arrived, I was very focussed on the clinical aspects of the work I’d be doing, particularly the possibility of dealing with unknown, life-threatening sc

Scabies is an intensely uncomfortable and sometimes painful parasitic infection caused by microscopic mites which burrow under the skin and lay their eggs beneath the skin’s surface. According to the World Health Organisation, up to 10% of children in resource-poor areas suffer from the condition. Scabies is common in refugee camps due to unsanitary and often overcrowded living conditions and limited access to hygiene and laundry facilities. Since our Lesvos skin infections c