Army in collab with BMVSS organizes Artificial Limb Fitment, Assistance Camp
Srinagar: Indian Army in collaboration with Jaipur-based NGO, Bhagwan Mahavir Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS), organized a two-day Artificial Limb Fitment and Assistance Camp for specially-abled persons. The camp was conducted at Hyderbeigh.
A team of prosthetics technicians provided their services that assessed the amputees and fitted artificial limbs. 58 differently-abled people benefitted from the camp, which will assist them in overcoming their physical limitations and becoming independent. Beneficiaries were provided with 10 wheelchairs, 12 hearing aids, 24 calipers, and 07 different types of crutches.
The camp was organised for two days on Oct 14 & 15. On the first day, Prosthetics and Orthopaedics doctors along with technicians from BMVSS examined and took measurements for manufacturing artificial limbs for the differently abled of the area. On the second day, the same team of doctors and technicians fitted these prepared artificial limbs to the differently abled people.
