Prosthetic/Orthotic workshop

Healing Hands for Haiti has been providing Prosthetic and Orthotic (P&O) services to the people of Haiti since 1998; initially they were performed by visiting prosthetists and orthotists from the U.S. and Canada.  To be truly successful and sustainable, our programs have to belong to Haitians, and the keys to success are in Haiti.

So, right from the beginning Healing Hands for Haiti identified candidates for training.  To date, more than 1,000 protheses and orthoses have been fabricated and fitted to patients in our facility.  As of today, six full time Haitian technicians produce nearly all the limbs and braces fabricated in our workshop in Port-au-Prince.  North American orthotists and prosthetists now serve as supporters, helping with on-going training and coordination, assisted greatly by the international community.  The primary care has been handed over to capable Haitian hands.

An artificial substitute for a missing body part, such as an arm or leg, used for functional or cosmetic reasons, or both.

Complete and return a Volunteer Application Form.

An orthopaedic appliance or apparatus used to support, align, prevent, or correct deformities or to improve the function of moving parts of the body.

If you’d like to assist Healing Hands for Haiti with our P & O project, we have three ongoing needs: teachers, supplies and financial support.

• as a qualified professional, spend a week at our clinic in Port-au-Prince, mentoring our technicians
• your company can donate supplies such as new or usable artificial limbs and bracing
• make a financial contribution to help with clinic needs such as salaries, new equipment and maintenance