Handicap International inaugurates rehabilitation centre

[TamilNet, Saturday, 04 December 2004, 07:41 GMT]
Handicap International inaugurated its Physical Rehabilitation Centre in Batticaloa on Friday, 3 December, to mark the International Day of People with Disability, in the presence of representatives of the Batticaloa District Secretariat, NGOs community, UN agencies, ICRC and the Batticaloa Health Services, sources said.

The centre, located at No.1 Periya Uppodai Road in Batticaloa district will provide services such as manufacturing and fitting of artificial legs, callipers and special seating devices, adaptation and distribution of mobility aids like crutches, wheelchairs and tricycles. A physical therapy department will ensure the preparation of the client for the appropriate fitment as well as the usage training.

Physical Rehabilitation Centre, Batticaloa
Handicap International inaugurates rehabilitation centre in Batticaloa.
Since the close down of the Jaipur Foot Programme in Batticaloa, these services were not available on the Eastern Coast of Sri Lanka, the sources said.

These services are addressed to the persons who had lost their leg, persons affected by polio and children with disabilities who would require aids and appliances for their independent mobility. The centre is open for consultations and registration from Monday to Thursday between 8 and 11 am. As a part of the Physical Therapy Department, a mobile team will provide therapy and follow-up to the patients living in remote areas of Batticaloa and Amparai districts, the sources said

Physical Rehabilitation Centre, Batticaloa.
In the newly opened handicap rehabilitation centre in Batticaloa.
The creation and the functioning of this Physical Rehabilitation Centre have been benefiting by the co-operation of Eastern Human Economic Development (EHED) Batticaloa and are supported by funds from ECHO, UNICEF and the French Embassy in Sri Lanka.

 

Latest 15 Reports
24.04.22 05:44  
தீவின் நெருக்கடிச் சூழலில் ஈழத்தமிழர் தேசம் கடைப்பிடிக்கவேண்டிய நிலைப்பாடுகள்
09.04.22 14:44   Photo
குறிதவறும் ஈழத்தமிழர் தலைமைகளுக்கு வரலாறு தருகின்ற எச்சரிக்கை
21.01.22 07:24   Photo
ஈழத்தமிழர் தேசத்தின் தலைமைத்துவம் தேர்தல் அரசியற் கட்சிகளுக்கு அப்பாலானது
02.11.21 15:32   Photo
13 ஆம் சட்டத்திருத்தத்தால் கட்டமைக்கப்பட்ட இன அழிப்பை எதிர்கொள்ள முடியுமா?
15.09.21 08:19  
English version not available
17.05.21 19:23   Photo
Ananthi blames war criminal Silva for blocking collective memorial at Mu'l'livaaykkaal
09.04.21 14:46  
English version not available
23.03.21 12:41   Photo
No focus on Tamil genocide, geopolitics gets played out in Geneva in favour of QUAD formation
21.03.21 13:34   Photo
Navi Pillay explains ‘human rights’ limitations in Geneva on Tamil genocide
15.03.21 20:36   Photo
Deceived Tamil activists in UK falsely claimed ‘substantial changes’ to Zero draft
09.03.21 21:34   Photo
UK repeatedly wronged Tamils says hunger-striker, demands genocide justice
26.02.21 11:53   Photo
Tamils witness false dilemma in Geneva as geopolitical formations pit against each other
19.02.21 14:02   Photo
UK not prepared to push for ICC option in new UNHRC Resolution
07.02.21 23:16   Photo
Unprecedented P2P uprising paves the way for rights-oriented politics of Tamils and Muslims
22.01.21 08:01   Photo
Gotabaya sets up deceptive COI citing ‘sovereignty’ and ‘non-aligned’ foreign policy
 
Find this article at:
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=13544