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Berlin Eight children from the Ohmatdyt children’s clinic in Kiev, which was destroyed by a Russian attack, have been admitted to Germany, the Federal Ministry of the Interior and the Federal Ministry of Health announced today.BMI/BMG) with.
Seriously ill children aged between a few months and 15 years should therefore receive additional treatment in German hospitals. In most cases it is cancer. The children would be accompanied to Germany by ten close relatives, it was said.
According to the ministry, almost 1,150 sick or injured people have been evacuated from Ukraine and treated in clinics in Germany since the beginning of the war more than two years ago. They would be distributed to the federal states and clinics according to the cloverleaf principle established during the corona pandemic.
This help is a demand of humanity, emphasized Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) and thanked the homes for their work. Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) warned: The seriously ill children affected must not also become victims of this criminal war of aggression. We will provide them with good care in German specialist clinics.
The Ochmadyt Children’s Hospital was bombed and severely damaged in a Russian airstrike earlier this month. Two people were killed and 32 were injured. With over 700 beds, the children’s hospital is the largest in Ukraine and of great importance to the country. © kna/aerzteblatt.de