Six Palestinian children in need of medical care, together with 22 companions, arrived last night from Gaza in Italy, to Ciampino airport, to be entrusted to the hospital specialist care. To wait for them at the airport, the foreign minister Antonio Tajani. The arrival of the little Gazawi aboard a humanitarian military flight took place in the context of a large national evacuation operation for health reasons coordinated by the Air Force and the crisis unit of the Farnesina, With the support of the central remote rescue operations (cross) of Pistoia.
Two children, Rayan and Sham, were transferred tonight, just landed in Naples to the Santobono Pausilipon pediatric hospital. Ryan, accompanied by his father and mother, has just over a year and comes from Deir Al-Balah. Sham, two years old, is accompanied by the mother and sister and comes from Khan Youunis.
“Since the conflict of the conflict are six children taken over by our hospital for various complex pathologies,” he explained Rodolfo ConennaGeneral Manager of the Aorn (National Hospital Company) Santobono Pausilipon, «Welcoming and taking care of them is what we know and we have to do. It is the answer, without distinction of nation and I believe, to the drama of the war which, in this case, has among children the victims that most of all urge our sensitivity and move the concrete commitment of the institutions “.
Medical care for children, but also assistance and support for families so that they can find a core of serenity in a protected and welcoming environment, far from war and devastation: The Santobono Pausilipon Foundation has made available to housing and deals with the hospitality of families. “Thanks also to the fundraising projects dedicated to humanitarian corridors, we manage to guarantee these parents and children complete and continuous support in every respect,” he said Flavia Matriscanodirector of the Foundation.
Aorn Santobono Pausilipon is the main pediatric hospital center of Southern Italy and regional reference point for the emergency and high specialization in the neonatal and pediatric field. The hospital guarantees timely responses to pediatric emergencies and complex paths in oncology, childhood neuropsychiatry, intensive care and rehabilitation. It also promotes scientific research and training. The Santobono Pausilipon Foundation was born in 2010 with the aim of supporting the hospital in the improvement of the quality of life and care of young patients and in support of their families.
The Foundation is engaged in international humanitarian corridors, Like those promoted by UNHCR (the UN Agency for Refugees), to accommodate and treat children with serious pathologies coming from countries affected by war and internal conflicts. Over the years he has helped children from Syria, from Venezuela. He recently expanded his supporting activities for Ukraine, By sending drugs and basic necessities to pediatric healthcare facilities in the war areas.
(Photo Ansa: the arrival of children and their families at Ciampino airport)
