We are providing technical support and advice to hospitals in seven hospitals across Belgium to increase the number of patients they can safely treat during the COVID-19 crisis.
Outside of hospitals, mobile teams are providing support to nursing homes for the elderly, including psychological support and training for the staff and assistance in contract tracing for known COVID-19 cases.
We are also providing triage and infection prevention and control support to organisations that work with vulnerable groups of people, such as the homeless and undocumented migrants.
More than 100 full-time MSF staff are supporting COVID-19 projects in Belgium.
Médecins Sans Frontières has developed several activities in Belgium to respond to the needs of migrants and refugees. In collaboration with several other organisations, we set up a ‘humanitarian hub’ at the Gare du Nord, near Maximilian Park, in Brussels. Here, vulnerable people are offered a complete package of services, including medical care, contact tracing, legal advice, and housing assistance.
MSF projects aim to offer mental health counselling to asylum seekers in transit through the country. The MSF teams provide psychosocial support mental health screening, counselling and psychoeducation, as well as cultural briefings and social and recreational activities to reinforce social networks.
