The Kabul Tribune (KT) — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Orthopaedic Center in Herat says it has provided medical and rehabilitation services to more than 3,000 persons with disabilities over the past six months.
Abdul Shakur Haqbeen, head of the center, said on Sunday,
Dec. 7, that most of those treated had sustained disabilities caused by
landmine explosions, traffic accidents and falls from height.
According to Haqbeen, the center has manufactured and
distributed 478 wheelchairs and 432 prosthetic limbs since the beginning of the
year.
The ICRC in Herat added that its rehabilitation programs
have supported more than 61,000 persons with disabilities over the past 32
years of its operations in the province.
