WINNIPEG — A child from the Gaza Strip seeking medical treatment arrived Thursday in Winnipeg, supported in part by the Manitoba government, and a federal cabinet minister called on other provinces to follow suit.
The 11-year-old Palestinian boy and his mother were greeted at the airport by Premier Wab Kinew, who said the province is already planning to welcome a second child in the coming weeks.
Kinew did not name the 11-year-old boy or discuss details of his medical condition, citing privacy concerns. The boy, who had made it to Egypt with his family, has a genetic condition that cannot be fully treated in the region, Kinew said. "He misses his other family members who he hasn't seen in more than a year now, and he wants to study to become an engineer when he's older," Kinew said.
"We've had other provinces where we've had private sponsorship or hospitals step up and say, 'We will treat these individuals,'" Miller said."It's a whole heck of a lot easier when a premier stands up and says, 'I'm going to put my name behind it.'The child was identified with the help of Doctors Without Borders in Egypt and the federal government completed admissibility screening.
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