The closeness that Francisco showed with the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza materialized even after his death. He Pope donated the papamobile, the same vehicle from which he greeted and moved among the faithful in the Plaza San Pedro on Sunday of Easter in his last public appearance, so that he is transformed into a Mobile Health Unit For the children of Gaza.
According to the official site Vatican Newsthe donation was his last desire for “the people with whom He showed so much solidarity throughout his pontificate, especially in recent years. ”
The reconditioned papamobo is being equipped with equipment diagnosis, exploration and treatment, including rapid tests for infections, diagnostic instruments, vaccines, suture kits and other vital supplies.
They specified that it will be attended by doctors and health, that will reach children in the most isolated corners of Gaza once humanitarian access to the strip is restored.
In his last months, The Pope trusted the initiative to Cáritas Jerusalem, seeking to respond to the serious humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where almost one million children have been displaced.
“In the midst of the terrible war, the collapse of infrastructure, a dismantled health system and the lack of education, Children are the first to pay the pricewith famine, infections and other preventable diseases that put their lives in danger, ”said the official Vatican information site.
In a press release, Peter Brune, general secretary of Cáritas Sweden, wrote: “With the vehicle, we can reach children who do not have access to medical care today: injured and malnourished children.”
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“This It is a concrete intervention that saves lives At a time when the health system in Gaza is practically collapsed, ”he added.
Pope Francis used to say: “Children are not numbers. They are faces. Names. Stories. And each one is sacred.” “And with this last gift, his words have become action,” the publication points out.
Cáritas Jerusalem, which for a long time has served Gaza’s communities in difficult conditions, leads today The effort on the ground. It has more than one hundred employees committed to medical care.
“This vehicle represents love, care and the closeness that his holiness showed by the most vulnerable, and who expressed throughout the crisis, ”said Anton Asfar, general secretary of Cáritas Jerusalem.
