Atleast half of the artificial legs produced in Myanmar/Burma may go to landmine disabled

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Over half of all prostheses in Myanmar needed by landmine victims, Mizzima, 1 December 2014

This article focuses on an increase in the number of people receiving artificial limbs because of a landmine injury at ICRC assisted prosthetic centres between 2013 and 2014.

URL: http://www.mizzima.com/mizzima-news/myanmar/item/15388-disabled-needs-high-in-myanmar-who

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