Standing, walking, and dancing in Haiti
Posted on Apr 13, 2010
Last month, we shared an inspiring story about helping earthquake survivors literally get back on their feet. A partnership between Partners In Health and Hôpital Albert Schweitzer provided prosthetic devices to patients who had sustained injuries requiring leg amputations.
Staff at Partners In Health and our Haitian sister organization Zanmi Lasante reported that the patients were able to stand with the help of parallel bars shortly after receiving their prostheses, and promised that they would soon be dancing.
Watch a video to see how these patients are doing today:
