People with disabilities get artificial limbs

HUYE – At least ten people from Rubavu District, Western province, on Thursday received artificial limbs at the University Teaching Hospital in Butare (CHUB). Desire Nirambe, the coordinator of a cooperative society of people living with disabilities in Rubavu district, said the support will help improve their social welfare.
A lady learns how to write using a prosthetic hand, the beneficiaries from Rubavu will be able to perform such tasks with their newly acquired artificial  hands. (Photo: P. Ntambara)
A lady learns how to write using a prosthetic hand, the beneficiaries from Rubavu will be able to perform such tasks with their newly acquired artificial hands. (Photo: P. Ntambara)
Jean-Pierre Bucyensenge