This Monday, March 21, about twenty sick Ukrainian children, fleeing the war, landed in France to be treated in various hospitals in Paris and in the regions. Decryption.
It’s a first operation and “there will be others”, assured the Minister of Health Olivier Véran present on the tarmac at Orly airport. This Monday, March 21, around 7 p.m., around twenty ambulances parked in a tight row, as indicated The Parisian, were waiting for them and they arrived. A first group of twenty Ukrainian childrenwith cancer or leukemia, fleeing the war were taken care of. They will be treated as part of European solidarity in the face of the Russian invasion dated February 24.
Their journey started in Poland, where they were evacuated by plane to France, accompanied by about thirty of their relatives. Once they arrived there, they were quickly taken to hospitals in Paris and in the regions. On site, the Minister of Health Olivier Véran but also Brigitte Macron and the Minister Delegate for Foreign Affairs, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, were there to welcome them.
A European commitment
Last week, following a European Council of Health Ministers, the 27 countries of the European Union announced reserve a total of 10,000 hospital beds for Ukrainian refugees. These twenty children are the first to benefit from this commitment by France.
This is an unexpected help for them knowing that in Ukraine, “almost 150 hospitals are completely destroyed, including children’s hospitals”, Ukrainian Ambassador Vadym Omelchenko told the press. According to him, many children, injured or orphaned, are also waiting to be evacuated from Poland to other European countries. A “mission of French doctors” is being organized to support Ukrainian caregivers who greatly need it.