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After the arrival last Friday in Madrid of 25 children with cancer, today the flight with the second group of cancer children from Ukraine The Villavecchia Foundation and Josep Carreras Foundation, in coordination with hospitals and a group of entities that work in the field of childhood cancer in Catalonia, they manage the arrival and reception of these patients and their families.
Under the coordination of Department of Health and the Catalan Health Service, the children will be referred to the Barcelona hospitals of reference in the treatment of pediatric cancer, where they will be monitored: the Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, el Hospital Vall d’Hebron y el Hospital de Sant Pau.
All the medical and logistical equipment necessary for the arrival to Spain of the Ukrainian children with cancer has had the support of the Ministries of Health, Defense and Inclusion and Social Welfare.
Ukraine is in a dramatic humanitarian situation caused by the war. Thousands of children with cancer have had to stop treatment and the risk of limiting their chances of healing has increased.
Today the second group of Ukrainian children suffering from cancer arrived in Barcelona with their families. The operation has been possible thanks to the collaboration of the Sant Joan de Déu, Vall d’Hebron and Sant Pau hospitals; and the joint work of various organizations against childhood cancer in Catalonia (Association against Cancer – Catalonia, AFANOC, Enriqueta Villavecchia Foundation, Josep Carreras Foundation, Ronald McDonald Foundation), as well as the Catalan Red Cross. Interpreters, volunteers and a large group of people are helping to welcome and support these families, and many other entities are offering to collaborate.
The children have been referred to the three Catalan hospitals assigned to them, where Treatment will be resumed and comprehensive care will be provided at a healthcare, medical, social and emotional level.
A great collaborative project
This initiative is possible thanks to the collaboration of all the institutions and organizations involved, along with a large group of volunteers and Ukrainian citizens who have dedicated themselves to welcoming and helping the families.
The organizations that have collaborated closely to make this welcome a reality are: Association against Cancer-Catalonia, AFANOC, Enriqueta Villavecchia Foundation, Josep Carreras Foundation, Ronald McDonald Foundation and Catalunya Red Cross.
Many other entities are offering to join the cause in the coming months.
