Haiti needs prosthetic limbs
As a result of the tragic earthquake in Haiti, many people lost limbs, and there is a tremendous and immediate need for prosthetic limbs as well as prosthetists to fit limbs. We have heard from several people asking about limb donations. The St. Vincent’s School for children with disabilities is in need of child sized prosthetic limbs, and there are other orphanages caring for wounded children in the aftermath of the earthquake. If you know of someone with the ability to help, or if you have contact with other groups in Haiti looking for prosthetics, please respond to this blog. Perhaps we can facilitate the direction of funds or aid efforts in this cause.
January 26th, 2010 at 12:53 pm
Please contact me if you can help. rmk8b4@mail.missouri.edu
January 27th, 2010 at 12:59 am
I recently wrote to “Partners in Health” about donating 2 prosthetic legs for amputees in Haiti. I explained that they were used by my father, are perfect condition, even have the socks for them. All that. Partners in Health wrote me back and said they “didn’t need them”. Huh? This was after I saw the story on CNN telling about the hundreds of thousands of amputees who were in dire need of prosthetic devices. I understand that these legs are not “child size”, but so what? Are there not adults who are in need of prosthetic limbs, also?
I know that these legs are adjustable as far as height because I have watched my father’s prosthetic technician do it numerous times at the beginning. I also know it’s not a big deal to have a new insert made that fits the amputee’s stump and the prostheses. That has to cost way less than making a whole new leg. Or, is that what they really want to do? Is everything just so corrupt that they would rather waste precious tax dollars making new legs no matter what?
January 27th, 2010 at 6:51 pm
Tony,
Thank you for your comment. We have received multiple requests from individuals who would like to donate prosthetic limbs that are no longer being used. We are still trying to figure out who can use them. As I understand it, the issue is that there needs to be a prosthetist to fit the limbs, and the limbs do tend to be designed specifically for individuals. So finding someone willing and able to collect, store, transport and then fit an assortment of limbs is not easy. However, maybe if we get this discussion going, we will find someone who has a good answer, and a way to put these limbs to use.
January 31st, 2010 at 5:00 pm
Tony, We refer you to Amputee Coalition of America’s website, where they list organizations that accept donations of prosthetic limbs. Thanks to Glenn Standage for this information. Click here for a link to the webpage.
February 15th, 2010 at 2:59 am
amazing stuff thanx
February 15th, 2010 at 4:04 am
you can try http://www.healinghandsforhaiti.org/ perhaps they can collect artificial limbs , socks etc to Haiti. They have a clinic located in Haiti. God bless.
February 15th, 2010 at 4:06 am
I googoled limbs for Haiti and I receive this below good luck again.
http://www.google.com/search?client=opera&rls=en&q=limbs+for+haiti&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
February 15th, 2010 at 4:08 am
Hanger prosthesis for haiti. As I said before, healinghandsfor haiti is another good and reputable non profit too regarding prosthesisis.
http://www.hanger.com/Pages/HaitiRelief.aspx
February 15th, 2010 at 4:10 am
Prosthhesis
http://physiciansforpeace.org/
February 17th, 2010 at 3:24 pm
Send used legs to Hanger Prosthetics;
270 Cohasset Rd, Suite 100
Chico, CA or
2275 Myers St
Oroville, CA
They are collecting used limbs to refit for
Haitians.
May 21st, 2010 at 8:42 pm
I googoled limbs for Haiti and I receive this below good luck again.
http://www.google.com/search?client=opera&rls=en&q=limbs+for+haiti&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8