Life-changing impact of a prosthetic on one of our patients
Recently, we were witnessing the life-changing impact of a prosthetic on one of our patients. After being fitted with a prosthetic leg, he experienced a newfound sense of independence and…
How to save a life with 2 grams of filament?
Improvising! That's what you do when you have limited resources in rural areas, such as in Masanga Hospital Sierra Leone. You look at what you do have and try to come…
Transtibial prosthetic socket design using artificial intelligence (AI)!
Last year, an AI algorithm was developed for transtibial prosthetic sockets from 130 scans of transtibial stumps and the corresponding corrected models. The AI algorithm was incorporated into 3DMedX, a…
First 3D-printed above-knee prosthetics in Masanga Hospital Sierra Leone
During the past few years, research is being conducted focusing on the manufacture of transtibial and upper limb prosthetics. Since this year, we are also focusing on the transfemoral (above-knee)…
The palm wine production of Saidu!
He can climb high up the tree using the stairs and his prosthesis. He does this every morning and evening and this is how he collects 15 liters of palm…
“With hard work and perseverance, there is no limitation to achieve your goals!”
This is a story about Mamajan Jalloh. He was suffering from a disease called gangrene. The disease affected his lower limb, and he had to undergo a transtibial amputation at Masanga…
Mijn vader print armen en benen
"Mijn vader print armen en benen", vertelt Mbalu uit Sierra Leone. Deze week vertelt Mbalu, de dochter van Osman over het 3D project in het Masanga Hospital Sierra Leone in het kindertijdschrift:…
Health for All Film Festival – Students special prize of the World Health Organization
Last week we won the Health for All Film Festival - Students special prize of the World Health Organization. Our Dutch-Sierra Leonean teams feel very honored to receive this award. Idrissah…
Prosthetic rehabilitation course Masanga 2022!
The past two weeks I traveled together with Ruud Leijendekkers and Marco Papenburg to Masanga in Sierra Leone to give a course in rehabilitation for prosthetics to the fourth-year Bachelor students physiotherapy.Together with the…
The baton is handed over to Pien!
Last weeks ten leg prostheses were made by our 3D team. In the middle of the group picture, you see a selection of the people who received a prosthesis. Joshep…