Photo of the day: opening a field hospital in Greece to support refugee crisis

Field hospital in Greece to support refugees
Canadian aid worker, Émilie, says one of the biggest challenges is trying to provide services at night when a large amount of people arrive. /Photo courtesy: Émilie Gauthier Paré
Red Cross field hospital in Greece to support in refugee crisis
Already 500 patients have been seen at the Red Cross field hospital, which opened last weekend in Idomeni, Greece to support refugees. /Photo courtesy: Émilie Gauthier Paré
Supplies arriving at field hospital in Greece
The hospital, which has a child-friendly space, will provide basic health care, as well as psycho-social services. Medical equipment began arriving for the set-up of the hospital last week. /Photo courtesy: Émilie Gauthier Paré


Guest post by Elizabeth Smith, guest blogger for the Canadian Red Cross

The Red Cross opened a field hospital on Saturday in the small village of Idomeni, Greece, close to the border of Macedonia, in order to provide support to refugees arriving in, and transiting through the country. Already 500 patients have been seen to date. The hospital, which has a child-friendly space, will provide basic health care, as well as psycho-social services. Medical equipment began arriving for the set-up of the hospital last week.
 
Canadian Red Cross aid worker, Émilie Gauthier Paré, of Montreal, is providing psycho-social support at the hospital, and she tells us she has observed approximately 4,000 people passing through the camp each day. She also notes that one of the biggest challenges is trying to provide services at night when a large amount of people arrive. 
 
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