Pakistani's Bioniks fits first prosthetic limb on Gaza child survivor Sidra
The company said the fitting was made possible through its partnership with Mafaz, Bioniks' official collaborator in Jordan. The recipient, Sidra, lost her arm during the war and now becomes the first beneficiary of Bioniks' long-term humanitarian initiative aimed at war victims in Gaza.
'This marks the beginning of Bioniks' mission to support amputees in Gaza,' the company said in a statement posted to X on Thursday, adding that Sidra's journey 'reflects the resilience of so many in Gaza.'
History made.
Sidra, a young girl from Gaza, received her first bionic arm, fitted by Bioniks in Jordan.
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Bioniks said it hopes to give survivors 'mobility, confidence, hope, dignity, and independence ... in a place where conflict has taken so much.'
Bioniks did not specify how many Gaza patients it plans to support or the timeline for future fittings but said its mission will be sustained and scaled in coordination with regional partners.
Founded in Karachi, Bioniks specializes in low-cost, customizable prosthetics using 3D printing and smart sensors. It has gained international recognition for its work with children and war survivors across Pakistan, and has begun expanding its outreach to conflict zones in the region.
The latest war in Gaza began on October 7, 2023, when Hamas carried out a cross-border attack on Israeli communities, killing around 1,200 people and seizing 251 hostages according to Israeli tallies. Israel has since been carrying out a devastating air and ground assault on Gaza, whose health ministry says the offensive has killed over 56,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children, and tens of thousands more have been injured. The fighting has displaced nearly 80 percent of the population and decimated the strip's already fragile health infrastructure.
Aid organizations have widely reported a growing number of amputations, especially among children, due to Israeli airstrikes and the collapse of trauma care. UNICEF estimates that between 3,000 and 4,000 children in Gaza have had one or more limbs amputated. The besieged enclave is now home to more child amputees per inhabitant than anywhere else in the world.
Bioniks said its goal is to reach more children and adults in Gaza with personalized prosthetic limbs and follow-up care.
'Bioniks believes that no one should be left behind when it comes to mobility and dignity,' the company said in the press release. 'Through this initiative, our goal is to reach more children and adults affected by war with customized prosthetic limbs and long-term care.'
The company has previously worked with Pakistani hospitals and rehabilitation centers to provide smart prosthetics to underprivileged children and adults, often using crowd-funding and donor support to cover costs.
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