The objective of prosthetics is to restore, as close as possible, the functional capacity formerly held by a limb deficient person, in the west as in developing countries. High health technological devices can be accessible for all.
This means: for companies, innovations to bring down prices always more and more without losing the best results, implementing corporate social responsibility projects to donate prosthesis to people who can’t afford it;
for states and all other entities promoting persons with disabilities rights, provide access to devices for all.
2023 Project Ukraine Help to war’s victims: 300 prosthesis
We are supplied between our ngo Roadrunnerheart Ets, www.roadrunnerheartngo.org 300 kit prosthesis below knee amputee to 3 rehabilitation centers there are active in Ukraine :
- Protez Foundation-Svalyava https://www.protezfoundation.com/
- Superhumans Center https://superhumans.com/en
- Unbroken https://unbroken.org.ua/
2014-2023 Project Amman-Jordan: 500 prosthesis for syrian refugees
We are supplied 500 prosthesis by Paola Biocca Rehabilitation Center in Amman between Campaign italian Mine and Life Line for Consultancy and Rehabilitation line
2011-2012 Project Lybia with Ministry Italian Foreign Affair : 100 prosthesis for war’s victims
We are supplied 100 prosthesis by Benghasi orthopaedic Center and orthopaedic technician to support building prosthesis
2010 – 2012 Project Haiti heartquake’s victims: 1000 children prosthesis
2020
Marocco’s project
Prosthesis for a little girl
Associazione Culturale Chirone – Roadrunnerheart
Italia’s project
Prostheses to run for a young amputee
Roadrunnerheart
Senegal’s project
3 prostheses for young amputees
Roadrunnerheart
Kenya project
Prostheses to run for a young amputee
Roadrunnerheart
2019
OSO project
Realization of prostheses to run and introduction to the sporting practice of 7 young amputees
Vodafone Italy Foundation – Diagonale Running – Polisportiva Milanese – Polha Varese – Humantech group – Roadrunnerheart
2017
Senegal’s project
14 prosthesis
Longlife – Roadrunnerheart
2018
Portugal’s project
2 prosthesis for children
Padro Ortopedico- Roadrunnerheart
2016
Ecuador’s project
12 prosthesis – Fundacion Prothesis para la Vida
Roadrunnerheart
2015
Ukraine’s project
50 prosthesis for victims of war
Prosolidar – Roadrunnerheart
650
People with disabilities worldwide nowadays
Wars, conflicts, and poverty increase higher rates of disabilities in the less developed world. Many are invisible citizens, forced to deal with discrimination, social exclusion, isolation, and poverty.
90
of prosthesis users is amputation due to landmine explosions
According to the International Red Cross, landmine victims come from military actions (13%), playing (8%), fieldwork (20%), traveling (15%), demining (4%), non-military actions (38%), and others (2%).
80
victims are civilians
Only 5–15% of people located in Africa and Middle-East countries require assistive devices and technologies have access to them: production is low and often of limited quality, there are very few trained personnel and costs may be prohibitive.
(sources: WHO)