IMU collaborated with Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University, Physically Disabled Foundation and Alliance of International Doctors (AID) in order to help the February 6 earthquake victims that lost their limbs because of earthquakes by taking a part in the establishment of the Prothesis Centre for Amputees. The center, located on the KSU Education Campus and supported by Kahramanmaraş Sütçü Imam University (KSU) and Istanbul Medeniyet University (IMU), will specialize in the production of tailor-made prostheses for affected individuals in the earthquake-stricken region. With this collaboration, it was aimed to contribute the public health with an accesible health service.
In an effort to assist survivors of the devastating early February earthquakes in southeastern Türkiye, volunteer doctors at an under-construction center in Kahramanmaraş province are offering prosthesis services free of charge. The center, which will also handle equipment production, is set to meet the prosthesis needs of individuals who tragically lost their limbs during the earthquake. Many health professionals inluding the staff of IMU and members of the Alliance of International Doctors (AID) and the Foundation for the Physically Disabled are actively engaged in studies aimed at restoring the physical well-being of amputee victims.
Volunteer doctors, some of whom are expected to commence providing services as of the end of July, will provide a wide range of comprehensive care, including examinations, measurements, physical therapy, rehabilitation, and social and psychological education.
