Canadian Scientist Receives Grant to Continue Developing Innovative, Low-cost Prosthetic

Economically impoverished survivors of landmines and explosive remnants of war not only face psychological and physiological trauma but also economic upheaval as they may not be able to continue previous professions, especially those involving physically taxing work such as farming, manufacturing or construction. Furthermore, a survivor of a mine-related accident typically requires amputation, multiple operations and prolonged physical rehabilitation, all of which are extremely time-consuming and costly. The reality is harsh for many landmine and ERW survivors in the developing world who lack access to adequate health care and safe, effective and affordable prosthetic limbs. Thus, one of the most fundamental questions facing victim-assistance practitioners is how to produce low-cost and robust prosthetics for underprivileged amputees around the world