Thirteen years' experience in fitting war amputees with artificial limbs

Go to the author page Alain Garachon

From its very beginnings the ICRC has been concerned with the war disabled and has done what it can to help them. After the Second World War it was involved in orthopaedic activities in various countries, such as Finland, Viet Nam, Jordan, Hungary, Algeria, Morocco, Israel, Egypt, Nigeria, Somalia and Yemen.

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