In the second quarter of 2022, we were able to provide showers for nearly 200 people. In addition to the continuously annoying problem of scabies, which we want to alleviate with the treatments, it is particularly noticeable in the hot summer months how many people simply need the shower as a relaxing and cool refreshment in the endless heat.
In the last three months, No Name Kitchen provided specialized health treatments to 100 people. Most of these people were from Afghanistan who, fleeing the Taliban regime, are seeking asylum in Europe. 35% of these treatments were dentists. 15% were orthopedic and 8% dermatological. We have also supported respiratory and heart treatments and one person coping with cancer.

The high number of orthopedic problems and open wounds is particularly striking. Many of these cases correlate with the police violence that people experience at the European Union borders when they are trying to seek asylum or start a new life.
More people than ever are now arriving in the north of Serbia. The decentralization and large scale of the region makes it more difficult there to keep a clear overview of individual health problems and to provide more long-term health support to people. In this region, we find many emergency cases and the need to treat people as quickly as possible and therefore to have them transported to nearby medical facilities, sometimes at great expense.
We continue to try to look where the European Union closes its eyes and report on the health consequences of the violence and the poor conditions at the European Union external borders.