Inside Gaza's Factory Making Prosthetic Legs For Palestinian Protest Amputees

October 31, 2018
Palestinian prosthetics technicians in Gaza prepare leg stump casts in the first step of building a prosthetic leg socket for young Palestinian amputees who lost a leg after being shot by Israeli troops during protests at the Gaza-Israel border.

As many as 75 Palestinians have needed a leg amputation after suffering Israeli gunshot wounds at Gaza border protests, according to the Artificial Limbs and Polio Center in Gaza City.

(Image credit: Daniel Estrin/NPR)



from News : NPR https://www.npr.org/2018/10/31/660576415/inside-gaza-s-prosthetics-clinic-treating-wounded-palestinian-protesters?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news

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