Dr. Myfanwy Davies Plaid’s Parliamentary candidate for Llanelli has written to Assembly Health Minister Mrs Edwina Hart backing calls for seriously injured Gaza children to be evacuated to Wales for specialist treatment.
Health facilities in Gaza have been under severe strain for the past year as a result of a blockade. During the past month they have been directly targeted further limiting the care they can offer to injured children.
Writing to the Minister, Dr Davies drew attention to the EU proposal to coordinate the medical evacuation of children by member states. Dr. Davies also noted that other countries including Cyprus, Luxembourg and Greece have already offered support.
Speaking on Sunday, Dr. Davies said:
“In Wales we have a proud tradition of offering help to people from other countries who are facing exceptionally difficult circumstances. We know that medical care in Gaza is completely unable to cope and I am asking the Minister to make available places in specialist units like the burns unit at Morriston for those children most badly injured by the recent air-strikes.”
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