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Read more about the article 3D printed leg prostheses in Masanga
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3D printed leg prostheses in Masanga

  • Post author:Merel van der Stelt
  • Post published:April 11, 2020
  • Post category:3D Sierra Leone

The first participants received a 3D printed lower leg prosthesis. In the village of Masanga there are already seven people who are in need of a lower leg prosthesis, this shows the great demand for prostheses in Sierra Leone!

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Read more about the article First 3D printed leg prothesis
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First 3D printed leg prothesis

  • Post author:Merel van der Stelt
  • Post published:March 9, 2020
  • Post category:3D Sierra Leone

Last week the first participant received a 3D printed lower leg prothesis. After 10 years he was able to do his first steps again.

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Story written by a patient

  • Post author:Melissa van Gaalen
  • Post published:December 23, 2019
  • Post category:3D Sierra Leone

My name is Melissa van Gaalen and I went to Masanga hospital in Sierra Leone from August to November 2019 to continue the project. During this period, I met Samuel Teddykamara, one of our patients.

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Crowdfunding NASF

  • Post author:Lars Brouwers
  • Post published:September 23, 2019
  • Post category:3D Sierra Leone

In autumn 2019, we conducted a successful crowdfunding campaign in collaboration with the Dutch Albert Schweitzer Fund (NASF).

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Read more about the article Improved quality of life

Improved quality of life

  • Post author:Andrea Sterkenburg
  • Post published:August 28, 2019
  • Post category:3D Sierra Leone

During the summer of 2019 I went to Masanga hospital in Sierra Leone. I was the second student to discover the beauty of the country and the region of Masanga for this project.

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Read more about the article Giving a helping hand

Giving a helping hand

  • Post author:Michaela Nesvarova (U-Today, University of Twente)
  • Post published:April 19, 2019
  • Post category:3D Sierra Leone

Technical Medicine student Merel van der Stelt (25) is helping to provide prosthetics to amputees in Sierra Leone. During her internship in the African country, she used a 3D printer to create prosthetics for local patients. Now she is a part of a team aiming to set up a 3D-Lab there.

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