India for Humanity: 35 artificial limb fitment camps abroad have fitted about 20,000 limbs

Background

The DPA-II Division of the Ministry of External Affairs is the nodal division for implementing the India for Humanity Scheme, in place since 2018.
Under the scheme India offers full financial assistance to implement 60-day artificial limb fitment camps in countries abroad.
The camps are conducted by a travelling team of prosthetic experts from BMVSS, an NGO based in Jaipur, in partnership with the concerned Indian Mission and local hospitals or health departments.
A total of 35 artificial limbs fitment camps have been organised, fitting approximately 20,000 limbs.
The camps have been held in countries including Vietnam, Myanmar, Malawi, Iraq, Egypt, Senegal, Tanzania, Namibia, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Syria, Uganda, Djibouti, Sri Lanka, Equatorial Guinea, South Sudan, Fiji, Lebanon, Cambodia, Palestine, Mongolia, Madagascar and Papua New Guinea.
The same division also runs Centres of Excellence in IT projects abroad: a total of 58 CEIT projects in 47 countries have been implemented, training nearly 2 lakh trainees in subjects like high performance computing, AI/ML and big data.