Italy: Migrant falls seriously ill, police officer saves his life
A border police officer in the Trieste area saved the life of an Afghan migrant, after the migrant fell ill due to cardiac problems in addition to fatigue and the summer heat.
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UK extends bereavement scheme after video by Syrian refugee filmmaker goes viral
A UK government scheme to grant permanent residency to relatives of foreign nationals who died from COVID-19 while working for the National Health Service (NHS) has been expanded to also include family members of low-paid NHS workers. Their earlier exclusion from the scheme had attracted widespread criticism.
Medical hotline for Rome's most vulnerable
Doctors Without Borders (MSF), together with the Roma 2 local healthcare authority and Médecins du Monde (MDM) have set up a telephone service run by doctors and cultural mediators to help meet the medical needs of Italians and foreigners in reception centers and makeshift settlements in the Italian capital.
Physician Samar Sinjab dies from Covid-19 in Italy
62-year-old Samar Sinjab, originally from Syria, has become the 100th physician in Italy to die from Covid-19. Sinjab continued to help patients until the day before she herself was hospitalized with the virus.
Help for refugees and undocumented migrants in Greece
Many migrants and refugees are struggling to get by in Greece. The coronavirus pandemic has made things even worse, as many aid services had to close down or reduce their services. Here is a list of places you can still turn to, if you need food, shelter, medical advice, and the like.
Germany: Migrants and refugees may fill labor gaps
Germany is turning to its migrant and refugee communities for help in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. Anticipated shortages of medical staff and farm workers for this year's harvest mean jobs may be opened up to those who are normally not permitted to work.
Italian region to implement anti-coronavirus measures
A southern Italian regional government has pledged €2 million to assist migrants in the coronavirus emergency. Measures, which were announced on Tuesday, include assisting residents at the informal camps of San Ferdinando and Piana di Sibari to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
Yemen: IOM opens health center in largest camp for displaced
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is opening the first health center in Yemen's largest displacement camp. The organization said in a statement published on March 10 that the center opened on March 8 in the Al Jufainah camp and is expected to treat about 100 patients a day.
Organ donation is vital for migrants
Migrants and ethnic minority groups in Europe are at greater than average risk of needing an organ transplant. But they represent a very small proportion of organ donors. In Germany, which requires donors to opt in, encouraging people from diverse backgrounds to take this step is especially important.
Fact check: Medical care for migrants without documents
If you don’t have legal documents in a European country, it’s often extremely complicated to see a doctor. But in most European countries, there are ways to get help if you’re sick. We take a look at Germany.
Motherhood in exile (3/3)
Many young women embark on dangerous migration journeys. Some of them become mothers along the way. InfoMigrants spoke to a few of these new mothers about their experiences. Affoussata left Ivory Coast with her son to flee domestic violence. In France, she became the mother of a little girl. Shunted from hotel to apartment since her arrival, she is desperately looking for some stability so she can raise her children.
'Dinghy disease' - the serious injury only female migrants suffer from
Former Lampedusa doctor and current member of the European Parliament, Pietro Bartolo, says for years he has been seeing women migrants with what he calls the 'dinghy disease' - chemical burns only females tend to sustain while trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea towards Italy.