Alcoa Foundation Partners with Aspen Medical Foundation to Provide Prosthetic Limbs and Specialized Rehabilitation Training in Ukraine
Alcoa Foundation today announced a partnership with Aspen Medical Foundation to address the urgent and growing need for prosthetics among both civilian and military victims of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
- Alcoa Foundation today announced a partnership with Aspen Medical Foundation to address the urgent and growing need for prosthetics among both civilian and military victims of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
- Caroline Rossignol, President of Alcoa Foundation said, “Alcoa Foundation is pleased to support this initiative that will help those impacted by the war in Ukraine access life-changing prosthetics and navigate the path to physical and psychological healing.”
Funded by a $330,000 Alcoa Foundation grant, Aspen Medical Foundation will work closely with First Medical Union (FMU), the largest health system in Ukraine and the leading rehabilitation site in the country. - FMU’s Unbroken project is at the forefront of providing essential services, including reconstructive surgery, orthopaedics, robotic prosthetics, and comprehensive physical, psychological, and psychosocial rehabilitation.
- Glenn Keys, founder and Executive Chair of Aspen Medical and board member of Aspen Medical Foundation said, “over 25,000 individuals have suffered conflict-related traumatic amputations in Ukraine, and this number increases every day.