Little Mateo and his family land in Barcelona from Bali to be treated for his illness
The Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, and the Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, have confirmed that little Mateo and his family have landed this morning in Barcelona, where the child will be treated immediately for the disease. hematology that affects you.
Little Mateo is from the Canary Islands, he is 21 months old and had to be admitted to a Bali Hospital when he felt ill. With his visit to Spain from Bali, the operational post underway successfully ends with the steps taken between the two ministers, together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, through the Spanish Embassy in Indonesia, to guarantee that Mateo would return to Spain with adequate medical conditions that guarantee their safety.
Upon arriving in Bali to participate in the G-20 Trade and Tourism meetings, Minister Maroto was informed of Mateo’s situation by the Spanish ambassador to Indonesia. At the same time, she contacted the family, who conveyed to her the seriousness and the need for the little boy to return to Spain urgently to be treated, and the difficulty in finding available seats on flights departing from the Indonesian island.
The head of Industry, Commerce and Tourism made herself available to the family to carry out the pertinent steps and try to expedite the child’s return to Spain. Thus, Minister Maroto contacted the Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, and the entire operation was launched to guarantee that Mateo returned to our country urgently and with adequate medical conditions.
On the one hand, they held talks with the Iberia-Qatar Airways (IAG) group, for the logistics of the trip. On the other, they requested the participation of both the Josep Carreras Foundation, with Doctor Evarist Feliu, who has been in contact with the family and with the medical team that treated Mateo in Bali; and also from the medical service of the Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, for his hospitalization.
For this reason, the ministers appreciate the commitment and help of the Embassy of Spain in Indonesia, in charge of the procedures; of the airlines belonging to the IAG group (Iberia-Qatar Airways), of the Josep Carreras Foundation, of the Sant Joan de Déu Hospital and of the Minister of Health of the Generalitat of Catalonia, Josep María Argimon, for the disposition and coordination for the Barcelona.
In the same way, throughout the operation, the ministers have maintained permanent contact with the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and with the President of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, both interested in the evolution of the little one.