Kabul, ICRC orthopaedic centre. A technician manuctures an orthesis. All staff are themselves physically disabled.

The ICRC has been providing orthopaedic and rehabilitation services and helping disabled people reintegrate into the community since 1988. This has benefited not only landmine victims but also many people suffering other kinds of motor impairment.

The ICRC runs six orthopaedic centres – in Kabul, Mazar, Herat, Gulbahar, Faizabad and Jalalabad. They offer a home-care service for patients with spinal cord injuries, which provides them and their families with medical, economic and social support. In 2007, these centres produced over 14,000 prostheses and orthoses.