Prime Min­is­ter Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar says the launch of the Na­tion­al Pros­thet­ics Cen­tre in Pe­nal will ex­pand health­care ser­vices in Trinidad and To­ba­go (T&T) while po­si­tion­ing the coun­try as a re­gion­al hub for re­ha­bil­i­ta­tion ser­vices and train­ing with­in Cari­com.

Speak­ing at the of­fi­cial open­ing of the fa­cil­i­ty on Sat­ur­day, Per­sad-Bisses­sar said the Cen­tre marked a mile­stone in health­care co­op­er­a­tion be­tween T&T, In­dia and Jaipur Foot USA.

She said cit­i­zens who re­quire pros­thet­ic limbs will now be able to ac­cess ser­vices lo­cal­ly and free of charge in­stead of trav­el­ling abroad or fac­ing long de­lays and high costs.