Hubballi: For the past 25 years, Macaver Limb Center (MLC) from the Federation of Youth Jain India (Aijyf), Hubballi, has provided artificial limbs to more than 40,000 people.
Previously, the physically challenged people from North Karnataka would travel to Jaipur, Rajasthan, to accept artificial limbs.
They now get it for free in Hubballi.
The center has been respected with Swatantryada Amruta Mahotsav Rajya Award 2021.
Mahendra Singhi, the founding president of Aijyf MLC, said that the center was founded in 1995 to provide free services for rehabilitation of physical disabled people by providing artificial legs, grip, calipers.
, and pedicab.
“We used to hold a health camp, drives blood donors and eye examination camps.
People do not advance to contribute at first.
Dr SJ Nagalotimath, Director of Kims Hubballi, room approved for our center in 2000, and we have held camps Regular limbs since then.
We have held more than 200 camps in the state of Karnataka, Goa, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra.
Many people, including drivers, soldiers and workers, who have lost their legs or hands in train accidents, road accidents, or Another tragedy, has benefited from our center, “he said.
At present, this center sees more than five patients per day starting from the age of one to 65 years.
Aijyf also helps beneficiaries in finding work or starting a small business to achieve self-dependence on life.
Singhi continued to say that many people, including entrepreneurs, politicians from all parties, officials, social organizations, and ordinary people struggled to help run the center.
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