The island of Lesbos and its residents face the consequences of a severe economic crisis in Greece and the “worst refugee/migration crisis” in all of Europe, according to Médecins Sans Frontières. Up to date, the people of Lesbos and the Hospital of Lesbos deal with a huge humanitarian crisis, as refugees and migrants reach the island in the highest numbers since 2015.

In addition to all that, people of Lesbos have to confront the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the Corona Virus (SARS-CoV-2) has reached every corner of the globe, there is a current risk of a COVID-19 outbreak on the island. With a population of 86.000 people and more than 21.000 migrants and refugees at the time it is obvious that the treatment of the patients will be extremely difficult in case of an outbreak of the COVID-19 on Lesbos.

We are a group of Greek scientists descending from Lesbos and our love for our birthplace and our anguish for the pandemic that affects the global community impels us to support with the means we have, the effort of all the staff of the Hospital of Mytilene to keep the world of Mytilene, but also the refugees and the migrants who will need help, safe and healthy.

Our goal is to raise money to support the Hospital of Mytilene with personal protective equipment (masks, gloves, aprons, antiseptics etc) so that the staff can operate safely under these adverse conditions.

In this effort we have at our side the the honorary consul of France in Lesbos and Limnos Mrs. Sofia Baroutsaki Tsirigoti, who always supports our place with social and cultural activities.

Georgios Antoniou – Grigorios Iatropoulos – Dimitra Katsani – Leuteris Koumaras – Emmanouil Tsatrafilis – Eirini Fridaki – Ioannis Chatzifotis

The helping hands of Lesbos now need your help now more than ever!