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Jaipur Foot Travels to Afghanistan
In the first instance, some Afghans were given the Jaipur foot in India. As more people became conscious of its use, the demand grew.
The Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (Lord Mahavir Society for the handicapped) which claims to be the biggest provider of artificial limbs, stepped in and placed its services at the disposal of the Afghan government.
Originally developed by a duo-Dr. Pramod Karan Sethi, a fellow of Britain’s Royal College of Surgeons and a sculptor Ram Chandra, the main advantage of this prosthesis or artificial leg is its lightness and mobility.
A person fitted with this limb can walk like a normal person without a stick or support, and even run, ride a bicycle and climb a tree because the Jaipur limb has a very comfortable stump socks interface.
Once fitted, the patient can work in fields, factories, shops and offices.
One can even dance, as the Telugu dancer -Sudha Chandran - has demonstrated on stage and films.
The Jaipur foot is mainly made of rubber, wood and aluminum and can be easily assembled. The technology is simple.
"Jaipur foot is the only foot which can work very well in rough terrain and Afghanistan has been a war-torn country for such a long time that they don’t have paved roads. So they have to walk on uneven grounds and the Jaipur foot is the most comfortable artificial limb on uneven ground. The Afghans were highly impressed," said Dr. N. K. Mathur, Mahaveer Viklang Samitee.
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