Prosthetic foot centre set up in Trinidad; Jaishankar terms it gift of mobility

WASHINGTON: (May 12) A permanent centre to provide artificial limbs to below knee amputees was inaugurated in Trinidad and Tobago, a move that could transform the lives of differently-abled persons in the Caribbean region.

The Jaipur Foot Prosthetics Centre, set up by non-profit organisation Jaipur Foot USA, was inaugurated by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during his visit to the Caribbean nation on May 9 in the presence of Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamala Persad-Bissessar.

Jaishankar termed the centre as a gift of mobility and dignity for Trinidad and Tobago and the wider Caricom region that comprises over 15 island nations.