Jaipur, Sep 18:Four Japanese amputees, including three women, were fitted with the ‘Jaipur Foot' here today. The four physically-disabled Japanese were fitted with ‘Jaipur Foot' at ‘Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti' (BMVSS).
Three women -- 20-year-old student Saki Tabakua, company executive Fumiko Takado (38), social worker Hitomi Onishi (35)•and 34-year-old worker Janpei Noda flew in the city to get the fitments done, according to a spokesperson.
“The visit of Japanese at the organisation proves Indian technology can match the technology of advanced nations,” founder and chief patron of BMVSS D R Mehta said.
BMVSS has been able to produce artificial limbs at low cost which could match in quality and technology with similar prosthesis costing as much as USD 10,000 (approx Rs 5.30 lakh) while Jaipur Foot and Jaipur Knee cost Rs 2,200 only, he said.
