Jaipur Limb Campaign
The Jaipur Foot is used by thousands of people
in India and Africa.
The Jaipur Foot is the result of a collaboration
between P.K. Sethi, an orthopaedic surgeon,
and Ram Chander Sharma a craftsman
They were concerned that people in India
who had been fitted with western style artificial limbs,
at great cost to themselves, discarded them so Quickly
They realised that this type of prosthesis is
not suitable
for floor sitting barefoot walking Indian people.
The Jaipur Foot is waterproof, cheap and looks
good.
It allows the user to squat and sit cross-legged at floor level.
Although the Jaipur Foot was originally conceived
as a solution to a local problem.
It is now used by many thousands of amputees,
both on the Indian subcontinent
as well as in landmine countries affected by landmines
such as Cambodia and Mozambique.
Website: www.jaipurlimb.com
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