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My name is Chryssi Paraskevopoulos and I am a Canadian Emergency
Physician.
Three years ago I volunteered in Lesvos, Greece, providing
medical care to the refugees making the perilous sea crossing from
Turkey. It was a journey and an experience that marked me, and I
promised myself that I would return if the crisis continued. The
plight of refugees in Greece no longer dominates the news, however
the situation in Lesvos has worsened. The massive influx of
refugees may have decreased, but it has not stopped. More
importantly, since the European borders are now closed, the refugees
that do land in Greece are detained indefinitely. Many have been
there for over 2 years, living in terribly crowded and unsanitary
conditions. There are often over 9000 refugees housed in a space
meant for 2000-3000. All of this happening in a country that is
still in the grips of an economic crisis and has a difficult time
responding to the needs of its own citizens, let alone to those of
the thousands of refugees that have landed on its shores.
This March I will finally make good on my promise and will be
returning to Greece to spend three weeks volunteering at the medical
clinic inside the Moria refugee camp on Lesvos. I am fundraising
to help supply the clinic with equipment and medication. Please be
assured that none of your donations will go towards my travel costs,
but rather will go directly to funding the clinic and the refugees.
You were all wonderfully supportive in 2016 and I hope that I can
count on that generosity again.
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