Reference :
V-P-ML-E-00226
Date :
23/01/2018
Caption :
Gao, ICRC orthopedic center. An ICRC ortho-prosthetist helps double amputee woman to put on her two prostheses.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
ICRC website, 07.02.2018, Article: “People with disabilities are among the most vulnerable in the population of Mali. Adequate physical rehabilitation services are few and far between, especially since the armed conflict and growing insecurity made access to health care particularly difficult. At the ICRC-supported orthopedic center in the town of Gao, staff and patients talk about their challenges – and their hopes for the future.
Already-fragile health services all but collapsed in the wake of Mali's armed conflict and control of northern areas by armed groups in 2012. Now, 5 years after a French-led military operation dispersed the armed groups in the north, the conflict is nevertheless intensifying and spreading. While humanitarian needs are growing, access to health care and other vital services remains extremely constrained.
The ICRC currently supports a total of four orthopedic centers throughout the country: two in the capital Bamako, one in Gao and one in Timbuktu (three of them State-run and one private). Yet with physical rehabilitation needs clearly outstripping response capacity, a new orthopedic center is planned for Mopti, strategically located in central Mali where currently no such facilities exist.
Original material :
digital
Resolution :
2500x3333
Orientation :
portrait
Colour/B&W :
colour
