Twenty-five Ukrainian children with cancer, who fled the war in their country, flew on Friday aboard a Spanish Air Force plane from Poland to Madrid, where they will receive treatment, the Spanish Defense Ministry said.
The children, accompanied by family members, were immediately taken to Madrid hospitals for examinations to determine whether they will stay in the hospital or whether they can go to accommodation for Ukrainian war refugees, said Dr. Ana Fernandez-Teijeiro, president of the Spanish pediatric oncology group SEHOP.
On the flight were 22 more Ukrainian war refugees, including some children, the Spanish government said.
SEHOP of Spain, a professional organization for pediatric oncologists, worked with the Aladina Foundation of Spain and St. Jude Global, affiliated with St. Jude in the United States to bring the 25 Ukrainian children with cancer to Spain, Dr. Fernandez-Teijeiro told CNN.
Similar collaborations are leading Ukrainian children with cancer to receive treatment in other European countries as well, added Dr. Fernandez-Teijeiro.
There are about 1,000 Ukrainian war refugees in Spain so far who have requested government assistance and are currently in refugee accommodation such as houses, hotels or refugee centres, he told CNN the press office of the Spanish Ministry of Inclusion and Migration.
Spain has prepared another 17,000 beds, the press office said.
There are about 114,000 Ukrainians living in Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said recently. The ministry’s press office told CNN that some of the initial arrivals of war refugees went directly to stay with their Ukrainian family or friends, without notifying the government.
Source: CNN Brasil
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