Bengaluru-Based Home-Startup To Provide Artificial Limbs To Over 500 Yemeni War Victims

Bengaluru-based home-startup KARE Prostics & Orthotics has secured an order to provide artificial limbs to over 500 patients from Yemen, who have been left impaired in war. A MoU to this effect has been signed between KARE CEO Mr Saravanan Sundarakrishnan and Mr Hamood from Yemen on October 22, 2018. 

patients are alrey in Bangalore, under a 3-month medical visa and ir treatment process has been initiated. In first phase of project, a total of 130 patients have arrived in India to avail treatment. y are victims of war with different levels of amputations and are d between 18 to 35 years. Following ir return, second lot of war victims will be sent to India. 

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organization stated that  patients will be fitted with upper and lower limb prossis at KARE’s 7,000 square feet state-of--art prostic and orthotic clinic in Bangalore. Later, y will be trained to walk, run, and continue with ir regular activities. Explaining positive effects of treatment, y said that using artificial limbs one can do everything from cycling to walking on ramp. 

Speaking to Republic TV, Saravanan Sundrakrishnan,  CEO of KARE Prostics & Orthotics said that whole process for each individual will be complete in a period of 2 months which will include patient evaluation, casting, and training.

"We are a clinical service providing company where we give freedom to patients for choosing components based on cost, activity, ease of using and brands. We have teamed up with OSSUR, an Icelandic-based global company who will be helping us with procurement of prostic components." Sundrakrishnan said. 

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Besides artificial limbs, KARE Prostics & Orthotics also provide ult and pediatric orthotics, diabetic shoes and inserts. company is working in collaboration with OSSUR, an Iceland-based company which is a world leer in manufacturing of prostic components. Explaining how y function, CEO stated that y take base products from OSSUR and assemble m into prostic components at home.  hi-tech activity prossis is n provided to patients at a subsidized rate.

 KARE is a fast-growing prostic and orthotic services company that is present in 4 cities in country. It has treated over 8,000 people since it was formed.