By Jonathan Vanian on www.fortune.com
Contrary to what many people may believe, it’s not war or landmines that are the primary causes of amputations in impoverished countries.
In places like Kenya or India, amputations are often the result of more commonplace and unfortunate incidents, like automobile accidents or train mishaps involving business people on their commutes to work.
Each year, tens of thousands of people in low-income nations suffer amputations, explained Dr. Krista Donaldson, CEO of medical device non-profit D-Rev, at Fortune’s Brainstorm Health conference in San Diego. Click here to read the full article on Fortune's website.
Back in November, 2015, Today's Medical Developments covered D-Rev and how it leverages Siemens Stiftung ‘empowering people. Award’ to change lives in developing countries. Click here to read the article.
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