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Poverty is the dominant cause of amputation in Africa. It is also the factor that denies amputees the opportunity to get back on their feet. In The Gambia, a country heavily affected by diabetes, a basic prosthetic leg costs around £350. When you consider that the average yearly wage is £250, it’s easy to understand how quickly lives can be robbed of mobility and movement. To make matters worse, in many African countries amputees suffer social stigma and exclusion for their predicament, as amputation is widely seen as divine judgement. In the UK, over 15000 prosthetic limbs are discarded every year, many of them in perfect condition. Once a prosthetic limb has been used or even tried on, it is considered a biohazard and cannot be redistributed in the EU. In many cases, organisations such as hospitals and care homes are forced pay to have prosthetic limbs disposed of. https://madeopen.co.uk/projects/L4Asponsor
Posted on: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 01:56:01 +0000

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