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Disabled Workers in Haiti Are Producing Prosthetics for 2010 Earthquake Victims

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Jul 14, 2019
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A group of disabled workers from Haiti who lost limbs during the 2010 earthquake is now helping other amputees obtain prosthetics.

In an exclusive report from the Associated Press, a man who lost his leg during the devastating earthquake that rocked the island in 2010 has now built over 3,000 prostheses for others in Haiti.

Wilfrid Macena, who was a welde…

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