The Israeli NGO Save a Child's Heart (SACH), in conjunction with a medical team at the Wolfson Medical Center in Holon, have continued to work and bring life-saving treatment to thousands of children around the world despite the pandemic.
Most recently, SACH and the Wolfson Medical Center team managed to save the life of Benjamin, a 6-year-old child from Ethiopia, who landed in Israel for urgent cardiac treatment, according to a press release Monday. In spite of the current coronavirus restrictions, which had included a blanket ban on all foreign travel to Israel, SACH has continued to conduct its activities in accordance with the Health Ministry guidelines.
As a result, SACH has continued to bring in people for life-saving treatments. For Benjamin, he was able to join a Jewish Agency immigration flight from Ethiopia in order to receive life-saving treatment, and is staying at SACH's Legacy Heritage Children’s home during his ongoing medical treatment.
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"A big thank you to the Government of Israel for allowing these special travel exemptions so that children like little Benjamin can have a chance to live a normal life. Several Ministers of our government have visited SACH and know first-hand about the talent, skill, and devotion of our surgical teams. I am proud to contribute to this special work,” Adams added.
Saving Benjamin's life was made possible through a coordinated effort by the Health Ministry, Jewish Agency, Immigration and Absorption Ministry, Interior Ministry, Foreign Ministry and the Regional Cooperation Ministry.
