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OUR GLOBAL PARTNERS
Haiti, 2017
Working Towards a Better Tomorrow
There is nothing more important to us than the quality of the prosthesis, the fit, and the patient-prosthetist interaction for every amputee. For this, medical knowledge is essential. We are proud to partner with clinicians to have our prosthesis professionally fit to amputees. Our clinical partners are highly experienced in delivering prostheses to patients and are essential to our solution.
“Amputees are not disabled by a missing limb, but by a missing prosthesis.”
- ROMP
AGILE DEVELOPMENT GROUP
Cambodia
Agile Development Group is a strategic design and international development consultancy based in Cambodia. Agile DG specializes in applying design thinking to complex social initiatives that transform markets and communities. They value high quality learning and knowledge exchange that is community relevant and supports growth, opportunity and innovation.
CANADIAN EGYPTIAN HAND COMPANY
Egypt
VHP first travelled to Egypt in November 2016 to explore the idea of delivering the VH to amputees in Egypt. A trial was completed with a 13 year old boy at the Zewail City of Science and Technology in Cairo, Egypt. This trial was successful and it was determined there was a need for low-cost prosthetic care in Egypt. This spurred the formation of the Canadian Egyptian Hand Company.
RANGE OF MOTION PROJECT
Guatemala and Ecuador
Established in 2005 by David Krupa, Eric Neufeld, and headed by Patrick Mathay, ROMP supplies prosthetic and orthotic care to people who would not otherwise have access in the United States, Mexico, Ecuador, and Guatemala. ROMP realizes that prostheses are devices of empowerment and employs a strategy of clinical care, local investment, and advocacy.
HEALING HANDS FOR HAITI
Haiti
Healing Hands for Haiti (HHH) is a secular, non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO) based out of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. HHH is dedicated to delivering high quality, sustainable physical medicine and rehabilitation education, training, and care for adults and children with physical disabilities in Haiti.
St. Luke's Orthopedic and Trauma Hospital
Kenya
St. Luke's Orthopedic and Trauma Hospital has been a Center of Excellence of orthopedic services in Kenya since 2012. St. Luke's offers services such as orthopedic surgery, rehabilitation, neurosurgical, transplants, maternity, as well as others.
LIMB CARE NEPAL Pvt. LTD
Nepal
Prosthetics and Orthotics service since 2005. LimbCare Nepal's senior prosthetist and orthotist is highly experienced with international practice and training, and has 19 years of experience. All staffs are highly qualified and dedicated in patient care. LimbCare Nepal provides:
+ Artificial limbs rehabilitation service with Intentional qualified experienced professionals
+ Service based on standard protocol
+ Emphasis on functional outcome
+ Prosthetic gait training with skilled certified prosthetist and physiotherapist
+ Free prosthetic counseling in hospitals and homes.
CORSU REHABILITATION HOSPITAL
Uganda
CoRSU was established in 2006 as a private non-profit, non-government organization in Uganda. The Vision of CoRSU is that people living with a disability in Uganda are able to access rehabilitation services that improve their quality of life and that they are fully integrated in society.
The Rebalance Legacy Society is a charitable organization based out of Victoria, BC, Canada, with both community and international focus. Rebalance Legacy Society provides orthopedic care across Uganda, as well as work with soccer teams on Vancouver Island. The Society is run by Dr. Norgrove Penny, a surgeon at RebalanceMD in Victoria. Dr. Penny has conducted extensive work across Uganda, including training young Ugandan surgeons, and work with CoRSU Hospital.
PREVIOUS PARTNERS
Partners that have worked with the Victoria Hand Project in the past include:
ARC HUB PNH
ARC Hub PNH is the first 3D Printing solutions business in Cambodia. ARC Hub PNH’s mission is to empower local creators to design and make valuable products. They believe that 3D Printing is the future of production.
CAMBODIAN SCHOOL OF PROSTHETICS AND ORTHOTICS
When the Cambodian School of Prosthetics and Orthotics (CSPO) was founded in the early 1990s, there were no qualified prosthetics or orthotists in the country. In the 1990s, prosthetics and orthotics were considered a craft instead of a profession, where no standards existed. Since then, more than 185 Cambodians have been trained, who work either at the school or in one of the 11 Regional Physical Rehab Centres across the country.
ENABLE INTERNATIONAL: HAITI
The mission of Enable International: Haiti (EIH) is to empower local communities and amputees with culturally acceptable and affordable upper limb devices. Developing countries, especially areas torn by war and natural disaster, have a large need for upper limb prosthetics. Post-earthquake Haiti is a high need area where EIH is well positioned to pilot a paradigm of support, materials, and training for the production of bespoke, 3D-printed, upper limb devices.
NEPAL ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL
Established in 1998, Nepal Orthopedic Hospital (NOH) provides quality orthopaedic care at an affordable price. In a country with no health insurance system, NOH is committed to providing charitable care to those who can least afford it. During the continuing aftermath of the 2015 Nepal Earthquake, NOH has treated all patients free of cost.