The Relief Commission at Lebanon’s Sunni authority Dar AlFatwa announced the launch of a medical project, in partnership with the World Rehabilitation Fund.
The imitative aims at providing basic rehabilitation services to Palestinian refugees from Syria and other people with special needs.
The commission said the project is expected to be wrapped up on August 31, 2020. People who underwent limb amputations and suffer impairment will be provided with prostheses and/or orthotic devices, kinetic aids, and physical and occupational therapy.
People diagnosed with visual impairment are expected to receive visual aids (eyeglasses, walking sticks, magnifying lenses) while people with hearing impermanent will receive hearing aids and speech therapy.