MSF-run hospital develops 3D printed prosthetics for war victims


  • World
  • Tuesday, 05 Mar 2019

War-wounded Abdullah Ayed, 21 year-old man from Yemen, tries his 3D-printed prosthetic limb at the MSF-run hospital in Amman, Jordan February 27, 2019. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

AMMAN (Reuters) - A hospital in Jordan has given a victim of Yemen's war new hope for the future, thanks to the cutting edge technology of 3D printed prosthetics. 

21-year-old Abdullah Ayed lost one arm and badly damaged the other when his home in Aden was hit by an explosive in 2017. 

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