Aegean Islands Chios Sexual and reproductive healthcare On 20th March, sexual and reproductive healthcare (SRH) activities started in a mobile clinic outside Vial camp. These have since moved to the current clinic together with other services. The team consists of one midwife and one cultural mediator. The main services provided to asylum seekers and refugees are antenatal and post-natal care, gynaecology and family planning. Among people using the mental healthcare services, 56.9 percent were men, 46.8 percent were between 20 and 29 years old and 41.5 percent were between 30 and 49 years old. The most common problems recorded were anxiety, depression and trauma. Social services MSF provides migrants and refugees with social support through a social worker based in the MSF clinic and the Chios hospital. The social worker supports them in the process of gaining social security numbers (AMKAs), helps vulnerable people into shelters and provides legal and social advice. Travel medicine service Mental healthcare Mental healthcare services were firstly provided by the MSF mobile unit in Vial camp. These were then moved to the current clinic outside Vial camp together with other services. More attention is given to single men and women travelling alone by providing education about sexually-transmitted infections (STIs). In 2018, 34.5 percent of the patients were women; 33 percent of patients were travelling alone and 31 percent with family; 7.8 percent are travelling with their parents or spouse (no children). Thirty-nine percent were Afghans, 37.5 percent were from the Middle East and 21.5 percent were from Africa. 14
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