Von der Leyen provides first medical aid to a passenger in trouble on a flight between Zurich and Brussels

A woman immediately offered to help the traveler with problems. The surprise came when his identity was discovered. At least one of the passengers identified her as Ursula von der Leyenthe president of the European Commission, who is about to begin her second term after the approval of the European Parliament for her team of commissioners. “I think it’s great how he did it,” the passenger told the Swiss edition of the newspaper. 20 minutes.

The plane landed in Brussels at 2:14 p.m., after an hour and a quarter of a flight. Once on the ground, airport medical staff took care of the passenger in question. The president of the community Executive was picked up by a black Mercedes after disembarking, according to the passenger’s testimony.

“I can confirm that the president provided medical assistance, but This is covered by doctor-patient confidentiality. and that is why unfortunately I cannot give more details,” Éric Mamer, Von Der Leyen’s spokesman, said this Thursday. The president was returning to Brussels from the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro and had stopped in Zurich.

Von der Leyen is a doctor by training and practiced as such before entering politics. He graduated in 1987 from the Hanover Medical School. after 7 years of study and obtained his doctorate in 1991. In addition, he has a master’s degree in public health which he obtained in 2001.

The president of the Commission worked as a medical assistant at the Women’s Clinic of the Hanover Medical School between 1988 and 1992. Between 1998 and 2002 she was a member of the academic staff of this Faculty in the departments of Epidemiology, Social Medicine and Systems Research of Health.