Country Statistics
Total Population: 10,423,054
Estimated migrant population: 1,242,514
Estimated refugee population (2019): 36,900
Estimated number of undocumented migrants (2019): 100,000 to 200,000
Main migrant populations (2020): Albania, Georgia, Russia
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Healthcare rights of migrants and HIV testing and treatment in Greece
Healthcare rights of migrants
Asylum seekers: Can get free access to primary, secondary and tertiary health care, but for some advanced services they may have to pay a minimal fee.
Refugees: Can have access to medical care under the same terms and conditions as Greek citizens.
Undocumented migrants: Can access emergency care in cases of life-threatening conditions at emergency units.
HIV testing and treatment
Testing: Free and anonymous for all. Use the aidsmap European test finder to see where you can get tested for HIV.
Treatment: Free for some. Undocumented migrants tend to have limited access to treatment.
Support Organisations
GIVMED:
Support the elderly, refugees and other socially vulnerable groups who do not have access to their medicines.
+30 210 300 7222
Victor Hugo 15, Metaxourgio, 104 37
Service(s): Healthcare
Syrian American Medical Society Organisation:
Provides medical care and treatment to every patient in need.
+30 697 804 3354
Konstantinoupoleos 167
Service(s): Healthcare
METAdrasi:
Facilitates the reception and integration of refugees and migrants in Greece, by providing services such as interpretation, accommodation for unaccompanied children or legal aid to asylum seekers.
https://metadrasi.org/en/metadrasi/
Service(s): Integration and social support
Red Umbrella Athens:
Provides free prevention and empowerment services to women (trans & cis) and male sex workers at the Day Care Center.
gpapadopetrakis@positivevoice.gr
Favierou 43, Metaxourgio
Service(s): Healthcare, Counselling and mental health
Greek Forum of Migrants:
The Hellenic Immigrant Forum (EFM) is a network of 42 immigrant organisations and communities in Greece for the protection of immigrants' rights and equal employment and social integration.
greekforumofmigrants@gmail.com
+30 210 883 1620
Patision 81, Athens
Service(s): Advocacy, Integration and social support
SolidarityNow:
Job counselling, job search services on the internet with the help of specialised counselors, group workshops, seminars and networking activities (seeking to enhance the ability of the unemployed by vulnerable groups to enter the labor market).
contact@solidaritynow.org / athens@solidaritynow.org
+30 210 822 0883
2 Domokou str. , Athens
Service(s): Integration and social support
Odyssea:
Supports and empowers excluded and vulnerable local, migrant and refugee communities in Greece. They provide educational training programs on employability, computer skills, sales techniques and more.
+30 210 883 9877
Service(s): Integration and social support
Velos Youth:
Velos Youth is a non-profit organisation that provides safe spaces for displaced unaccompanied children and young people on the move. They provide the latter with psychosocial support, material support, connection with services that provide health care, and legal advice.
+30 210 825 6749 / +30 211 118 1966
Tzortz 26, Athens 106 82
Service(s): Integration and social support, Advice and information
Generation 2.0 for Rights, Equality & Diversity:
Legal counselling, career counselling, informal education, and advocacy.
+30 213 088 4499
Eleftherias Square 14, (Koumoundourou Square) Athens, 10553
Service(s): Legal help and representation, Advocacy, Integration and social support
Positive Voice:
Increases awareness and protects the rights of people living with HIV/ AIDS in Greece. It also implements actions, reaching vulnerable groups such as the homeless, substance abusers, sex workers, refugees and migrants.
+30 210 862 7572 / 211 012 2102
Anargyron 13, 10554, Athens
Service(s): Advocacy
CHEERing (Center for Health Equity, Education and Research, International Group):
Provides prenatal counselling, infant feeding support, and training for the agencies who serve refugee families.
cheer.internationalgroup@gmail.com
Pipinou 78, Athens 11251, Greece
Service(s): Healthcare
Fenix - Humanitarian Legal Aid:
With a team of translators, lawyers, psychologists and community ambassadors, this organisation aims to provide effective legal aid, help refugees navigate the complicated and difficult asylum process and document the human rights abuses committed against those fleeing violence in their countries.
Service(s): Legal help and representation
SOCIAL KITCHEN "THE OTHER HUMAN":
The idea of Society Kitchen "The Other Human" Free Food For All is an action of solidarity where people come together to make food for the afflicted. Run and funded by volunteers, including people who are unemployed or homeless, the food is prepared in a public space, and while they wait for it to be cooked, they communicate with one another. The initiative also holds weekly classes for children who are dropping out of school, and runs a theatre group that provides art therapy.
https://transformativecities.org/atlas/atlas-64/
Service(s): Integration and social support