High costs exclude thousands of Mexicans from the use of prosthetics

Access to prosthetics remains a considerable challenge for thousands of people in Mexico who face a new reality after the loss of an extremity. The story of Jorge Rivas, a 33-year-old boy who was hit by a lost bullet in the Narvarte colony of Mexico City, illustrates this problem. The incident caused serious injuries that resulted in the amputation of a leg. Since then, he is in the process of recovery and in search of a prosthesis to resume his…