On the day of World Disability Day, free artificial limb distribution camps will be organised on December 3 where Narayan Sewa Sansthan, a charitable organisation, will provide free of cost treatment to poor and differently-abled people at Kingsway camp near GTB metro station.
Dr Manas Ranjan Sahoo, HOD of Orthotic and Prosthetic, Narayan Sewa Sansthan said, “Till now 100 people have registered so far. On that day will only provide treatment to the registered patients. While four doctors, along with their team, will be available for proper treatments. Around 80 prosthetics and adequate number of tri-cycles, wheel chairs, clutches will also be distributed in the camp.
“From operation to physiotherapy, from travelling to stay, everything is free of cost in the sansthan during the treatment session. Apart from that, we provide artificial limbs and prosthetics for free to the patients which carried a market value of Rs70,000 so far.”
More than 2,87,000 corrective surgeries have been done and 3,547 diagnostic and 522 surgical camps have been organised for selection and treatment of polio and disability by birth.
“In India around 21 million people being disabled due to accidents, polio, by birth disability and other causes for which they face difficulties to do daily life activities. So the aim of the sansthan not only to provide treatments but to provide education and vocational training to the specially abled and poor people with proper facilities to develop their potential to the fullest so that they can be self reliant and independent,” said Prashant Agrawal, president of Sansthan.
Apart from that around 16 countries came to India for their treatments and 26 people have been successfully operated in the past days in Uganda where free limb distribution camps was set up by the NGO.