Health Minister Dr. Lackram Bodoe says T&T is moving closer to establishing a permanent national prosthetics centre.

Addressing a Ministerial Panel Discussion at CARPHA’s 70th Annual Health Research Conference in Guyana on Wednesday, he said following India’s assistance in providing prosthetic limbs for 800 diabetic patients, T&T is now preparing to take the next major step.

“We were able to provide prosthetic limbs for some 800 of our patients, mostly diabetics, and of course some as a result of trauma. We’re very close to operationalising a permanent prosthetics centre in the country. And in terms of sharing with the Caribbean, we’re hoping that we’ll have the capacity to be able to allow sharing of services, you know, seeing patients from other countries.”