Netherlands will fund treatment for Gaza’s injured Children in Jordan
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The Dutch cabinet will spend 6 million euros to evacuate 250 sick and injured children from Gaza to receive treatment in Jordan, working through the World Health Organization.
Minister Sjoerd Sjoerdsma explained that these children suffer from illnesses or injuries for which Gaza lacks treatment options or require complex surgeries. The cabinet will contribute a total of 12 million euros to aid Gazans, including 2 million euros to Save the Children for supporting displaced Gazans in Egypt.
Save the Children stated the funding will allow them to help hundreds of children currently on a waiting list, though the organization believes children needing specialized care should receive it in the Netherlands itself. The decision to send children to Jordan, a country neighboring Gaza, followed advice from the World Health Organization to provide care in a familiar cultural and linguistic environment.
Sjoerdsma noted this approach allows for treating a significantly larger number of children, potentially 40 or 50 for every one treated in the Netherlands. However, the plan depends on Israel’s approval for the evacuation. Sjoerdsma is building a “diplomatic alliance” with other European countries to pressure Israel and hopes to eventually evacuate 1000 Gazan children, as the World Health Organization reports 18,500 patients in Gaza require medical evacuation.
