Guatemala is also a hotspot for migration flows in Central America. Thousands of people transit the country every day on their way north towards Mexico and the US, or returning to their home countries after being deported.
In 2022, we sent two mobile teams to different sites in San Marcos and Huehuetenango departments, where we provided medical and psychological care, health promotion, and social support to migrants.
At the end of the year, we started to offer these same mobile services in Ciudad Tecún Umán, a city close to the border with Mexico, working at the bus station, the migrants’ shelter, and the center for returnees. Like all MSF activities in Mexico and Central America, the project has a strong advocacy component, mainly targeting repressive US migration policies and calling for greater access to care, particularly mental health services, and protection from violence for migrants.