more-in: Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome praised the makers of the world famous Jaipur Foot for holding two camps in his country and rehabilitating about 700 handicapped persons. The on-the-spot fitment camps for limbless people were organised in the Mekelle and Harar towns of Ethiopia. Some patients fitted with the Jaipur Foot gave a demonstration by walking, jumping and squatting. India’s Ambassador to Ethiopia Anurag Srivastava said the Jaipur Foot camps had helped strengthen relations between India and Ethiopia. Mehta said the organisation would be willing to set up a permanent centre in Ethiopia and train technical staff there.

Source: Ethiopian News January 21, 2017 19:18 UTC