Global Activism: Range Of Motion Project Provides Prosthesis To Global Poor

Global Activism: Range Of Motion Project Provides Prosthesis To Global Poor

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According to a study by the Amputee Coalition’s Limb Loss Task Force, nearly 2 million Americans live with limb loss. That number skyrockets in parts of the world dealing with extreme poverty.

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Range of Motion Project works to provide “high quality” prosthetic care in North, South and Central America. We speak with ROMP co-founders Dave Krupa and Eric Neufeld about why they believe that “prosthetic limbs and orthotic braces are not simply medical devices, but instruments of personal empowerment.”