According to the World Health Organization, as much as 10 percent of the Indian population may suffer from some kind of disability. In spite of a government-sponsored immunization program, poor and ignorant families often fail to have their children inoculated. As a result, the incidence of polio among children remains high. Due to the "dowry" problem, moreover, marriages between close blood relatives are frequent, leading to high numbers of mentally retarded children with related physical disabilities. Given the endemic lack of appropriate medical facilities, there is urgent need to provide for their care and treatment.
Our sponsorship program serves many disabled children. We attempt to shelter the more serious and destitute cases in a home. Since 1995, moreover, we have been regularly engaged in the identification, care, and rehabilitation of children suffering from polio and other disabilities in the surrounding villages. We have provided some with wheelchairs ($225) and crutches. Thousands have been outfitted with calipers ($15 each) and artificial limbs ($150 each) built in our very own laboratory at Asha Kiran.
Our sponsorship program serves many disabled children. We attempt to shelter the more serious and destitute cases in a home. Since 1995, moreover, we have been regularly engaged in the identification, care, and rehabilitation of children suffering from polio and other disabilities in the surrounding villages. We have provided some with wheelchairs ($225) and crutches. Thousands have been outfitted with calipers ($15 each) and artificial limbs ($150 each) built in our very own laboratory at Asha Kiran.
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