European Union and Medical Clinic

: That was a bit of an eye-opener, the MSF doctor added, according to Globe and Mail. The boatload of mainly Eritrean migrants included 45 children – among them babies. Bryant, of Canmore, Alta. The six-month mission is MSF first large-scale foray into running a rescue and medical clinic at sea – and offers a frontline view of the growing wave of boat migrants risking their lives at a time when the European Union is grappling with how to stem the flow of migrant boats and sea deaths. The military operation comes as the migrant death toll, already nine times higher than at the same period last year, continues to climb. On Monday, the EU approved a naval mission involving warships to target human trafficking networks. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.