With far too many individuals injured annually by undiscovered landmines, the need for low-cost, durable, and easily-incorporated prosthetics continues to grow. The Jaipur Foot can be used with or without shoes, is flexible along multiple axes and allows for natural movement of the foot. Ram Chandra Sharma, a craftsman, and Dr P. K. Sethi, an orthopedic surgeon, designed this improved version of a conventional prosthetic foot. Named for the town where it was designed, the Jaipur Foot’s technology is based on traditional craft using small local production methods, and has already helped over 900,000 amputees in developing and landmine-affected countries.

Jaipur Foot is produced by Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS), an Indian NGO. BMVSS provides the Jaipur Foot and other artificial limbs, calipers, crutches, ambulatory aids like wheelchairs, hand paddled tricycles and other aids and appliances totally free of charge to the physically challenged.

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