VATICAN CITY: One in all Pope Francis’s popemobiles is being reworked right into a cellular well being clinic for youngsters within the Gaza Strip, fulfilling one in every of his last needs, the Vatican’s official media outlet mentioned on Sunday (Might 4).
The car, utilized by the late pontiff throughout his 2014 go to to the Holy Land, is being outfitted with diagnostic and emergency medical gear to assist younger sufferers within the Palestinian enclave, the place well being providers have been devastated by the Israeli invasion.
Pope Francis, who died final month, entrusted the initiative to the Catholic assist organisation Caritas Jerusalem within the months earlier than his loss of life, Vatican Information mentioned.
“It is a concrete, life-saving intervention at a time when the well being system in Gaza has nearly fully collapsed,” Peter Brune, Secretary Basic of Caritas Sweden, which is supporting the mission, instructed Vatican Information.
The cellular unit will likely be geared up with speedy an infection checks, vaccines, diagnostic instruments, and suture kits, and staffed by medical personnel. Caritas plans to deploy the clinic to communities with out entry to functioning healthcare amenities as soon as humanitarian entry to Gaza is possible.
“It is not only a car,” Brune added. “It is a message that the world has not forgotten in regards to the youngsters in Gaza.”
