Twenty Palestinian children who are injured or ill and 81 of their relatives arrived in Spain from Jordan on Tuesday. The children will receive specialised medical care at public hospitals.
The group was welcomed at Torrejón de Ardoz Air Base by Health Minister Mónica García and Minister for Inclusion, Social Security and Migration Elma Saiz Delgado.
The children will be treated for injuries caused by Israeli attacks and for various medical conditions. These include trauma injuries, kidney and eye conditions, congenital heart disease, oesophagitis, hydrocephalus and a metabolic disease.
The children will receive care at public hospitals in nine autonomous communities. INGESA, an agency under Spain’s Ministry of Health, is coordinating the hospital network to match care to each child’s clinical needs.
The operation was coordinated with the ministries of Defence; Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation; Inclusion, Social Security and Migration; and the Interior, as well as the World Health Organization and the European Commission’s Emergency Response Coordination Centre.
This is the sixth medical evacuation of this kind organised by Spain in the past year and a half. Spain’s Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration and the NGO Accem will arrange comprehensive support for the relatives, including accommodation, meals, psychological and legal assistance, and translation and interpreting services.
