Without a mobility aid the child cannot go to school and will have a very limited social life.
If the child cannot go to school, in most cases this restricts both parents from working therefore impacting the family income needed just to survive.
Without a mobility aid, like a wheelchair, parents and guardians carry the child on their backs. As the child grows the weight causes back problems for the adults….and so the above negative cycle continues.
The prosthetics workshop at the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi has been developed to make wheelchairs each to meet the specific needs of those children fortunate enough to receive charitable funds to meet the cost.
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