‘We fall and we rise’: Some amputees in Sierra Leone turn to farming to combat discrimination
From 1991 to 2002, conflict in the West African country created some 28,000 amputees. Amputation by machete was one terror ...
Graphic1d
Bawumia celebrates recovery of cured leper he sponsored, calls it his 'best Christmas gift'
The Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has described a visit from Priscilla, a four-year-old cured leprosy patient who now walks with a prosthetic leg, as his "best Christmas gift." ...
Qatar Tribune5d
HMC saves two patients' limbs from amputation
DOHA: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) announced that their Plastic and Orthopedic Surgery teams recently achieved a ...
Durban man uncovers amputated foot while disposing of rubbish
KwaZulu Natal police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda said police in Verulam have opened an inquest docket following an ...
digitalcameraworld11d
Photographer Rankin adds his skills to a health campaign to reduce preventable amputations
Healthcare experts at Abbott, which has spearheaded the campaign, say that 80% of diabetes amputations are preventable ...
WEAU14d
Nurse determined to work again after losing leg to rare infection
The beloved husband and father recently had the lower half of his leg amputated after a sudden medical crisis. “He went through so much in such a little time I wasn’t sure he was coming home ...
KLTV14d
Nurse determined to work again after losing leg to rare infection
The beloved husband and father recently had the lower half of his leg amputated after a sudden medical crisis. “He went through so much in such a little time I wasn’t sure he was coming home, honestly ...