Victims Of Ukrainian War To Receive Prosthetics At Malta’s St Luke Hospital
A total of 24 amputees and victims of the conflict in Ukraine will be provided prosthetics in St Luke’s Hospital over the coming 12 months.
This comes as part of Operation Renew Prosthetics, led by prosthetics provider MCOP International (MCOPi) and Steward Health Care Malta (SHCM), with the support of the Ministry for Health.
An estimated 3,000 Ukrainians have lost a limb due to the current conflict, primarily due to bomb blasts and other explosions.
It is estimated that two patients will be receiving care in Malta every month, and each amputee will spend around four weeks of rehabilitation in Malta. The first two patients are expected to arrive in Malta in January 2023.
The team of professionals led by SHCM and MCOPi has developed an advanced care model that provides prosthetic legs and arms as well as therapy and training for victims, giving them everything they need to get back to full function, return home and become independent in a future peaceful Ukraine.
Beyond the capabilities of other clinics in Europe, this programme is unique in its ability to treat the more severely injured patients, including those with high-level loss, multiple limb amputations and bomb-blast injuries and burns that require sophisticated treatment and prosthesis.
Funding for this humanitarian programme will initiate with funding from the US charity Revived Soldiers Ukraine as well as Kyiv-based charity Future For Ukraine.
“We are honoured to be part of this important initiative and pleased that our long-term partnership with the Government and MCOPi can contribute towards helping some victims of the Ukraine crisis build a better future. We look forward to welcoming our first patients in January and to getting the programme underway,” Steward Health Care Malta President Dr. Nadine Delicata stated.
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