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The party thanked the regional government for finally responding to a historic demand of the island’s residents.

Asamblea Majorera–Coalición Canaria Fuerteventura has welcomed the addition of the third Canary Islands medicalized helicopter, which will have a permanent base on the island. For the political organization, this action represents one of the most significant health advances in recent years, answering a long‑standing demand of the Majorero population.

The ceremony was attended by:

• Fernando Clavijo, President of the Government of the Canary Islands
• Lola García, President of the Cabildo of Fuerteventura
• Esther Monzón, Health Counselor
• Tomás Pérez, Director of the Fuerteventura Health Area
• David de Vera, Mayor of Puerto del Rosario

Through an investment of €39 million, the Canary Islands Health Department has equipped the archipelago with a renewed fleet of three advanced‑life‑support medical helicopters operated by the Canary Islands Emergency Service (SUC), based in Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura, to improve health coverage in the eastern islands.

Each aircraft is fitted with state‑of‑the‑art electromedical equipment, mechanical ventilators, neonatal incubators, high‑flow oxygen therapy, and, when needed, cardiopulmonary resuscitation devices. They also carry a crew composed of a commander and a pilot, together with medical staff consisting of a doctor and a specially trained emergency nurse.

Establishing a permanent base in Fuerteventura answers the demands of the island’s residents, municipalities, the Cabildo and the party’s deputies. The initiative “could have been realized in the previous legislature, but the government of the “Pacto de las Flores” left it unattended, deeming the investment too high to allocate exclusively to Fuerteventura,” note the island’s AM‑CC executive.

The same justification, according to the island executive, was used to postpone other projects such as the oncology bunker and the implementation of a Hemodynamic Unit in the island hospital, which were finally completed under a nationalist government.

“We are dealing with a Canary Islands government that knows the reality of the islands, acts and works to meet their needs, prioritising the essential issues for their development,” the executive added.

This action highlights the importance of coordination among the Canary administrations. Collaboration between the Cabildo of Fuerteventura, the Canary Islands Government, the island’s municipalities, and the push from AM‑CC deputies in the Canary Parliament was decisive in making this possible, especially after a previous legislature that sidelined Fuerteventura’s needs.

The incorporation of this resource into the autonomous community’s budget was achieved through an amendment presented by the Asamblea Majorera–Coalición Canaria deputies to address an island need. Fuerteventura, characterized by long distances and a dispersed population, required such a resource to handle emergency situations where response time is critical for saving lives.

“The arrival of this aircraft will benefit the whole island and the entire Canary archipelago, as it will operate permanently, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, all year round,” officials said.

More resources needed to meet emergency needs in Fuerteventura

Nevertheless, AM‑CC stresses that the urgent medical transport system on the island must continue to be reinforced. Deputy Mario Cabrera and parliamentarians Natalia Évora and Jana González will keep demanding additional resources.

“The helicopter’s arrival is a great achievement, but to meet the real needs of an island whose population has grown significantly, the service must be reinforced with at least two more medicalised ambulances,” they concluded.

A qualitative leap in health care

The island executive also wishes to recognise the diligence of the Canary Islands Health Department, especially the work of Fuerteventura Health Area director Tomás Pérez in making this incorporation a reality.

They highlight the improvement in care quality and service reinforcement achieved during the current legislature, citing island‑wide actions such as:

• The integration of a Hemodynamic Unit at Hospital Virgen de la Peña
• Progress in processing the CAE of La Lajita (future Hospital del Sur)
• Enhanced home care for palliative patients
• The addition of a local clinic in El Cotillo

These initiatives, together with the newly‑added helicopter, represent a qualitative leap in the island’s health care provision.