Startup From Karachi Ships Prosthetic Limbs to Gaza’s Youngest Victims
- Eight-Year-Old Sidra Al Bordeeni, injured by a missile strike a year ago in Gaza, received a prosthetic arm built in Karachi and returned from a clinic in Amman with it.
- Sidra's injury occurred amid Israel's war in Gaza that began in October 2023, which has caused over 50,000 Palestinian deaths and created around 4,500 new amputees, many of them children.
- Bioniks, a Pakistani social enterprise startup, created Sidra's arm through remote consultations and partnered with Mafaz Clinic in Amman for this first overseas prosthetic delivery amid Gaza’s health system crisis.
- Bioniks CEO Anas Niaz stated that each of their prosthetic arms is priced around $2,500, which is much more affordable compared to similar models in the United States that range from $10,000 to $20,000. To encourage children to use the devices regularly, the company sometimes includes popular fictional characters on the prosthetics.
- Sidra continues to get used to her prosthetic hand and enjoys interacting with it, while Bioniks seeks to broaden its assistance to additional conflict-affected regions like Ukraine despite facing funding obstacles and ongoing efforts to establish partnerships.
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Startup from Karachi ships prosthetic limbs to Gaza’s youngest victims
As soon as eight-year-old Sidra Al Bordeeni returned from the clinic with her prosthetic arm, she jumped on a bicycle in the Jordanian refugee camp where she lives, riding for the first time since a missile strike in Gaza took her arm a year ago. Sidra was injured while sheltering at Nuseirat School, one of several Gaza schools converted into makeshift refuges from Israeli strikes. Her mother, Sabreen Al Bordeeni, said Gaza's collapsed health se…
Gaza’s injured children get lifeline from Pakistani prosthetics startup
A technician checks a prosthetic limb at Bioniks Private Limited, which also recently started providing prosthetics to Gaza conflict victims, in Karachi, Pakistan April 29, 2024. — ReutersAs soon as eight-year-old Sidra Al Bordeeni returned from the clinic with her prosthetic arm, she jumped...

From Karachi to Gaza: Pakistani startup ships prosthetics to child war survivors
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