Life and Limb – A paralympic hero inspires Syrian amputees
2,992 views · Published 14 November 2014 · 8:55 · Indexed 22 October 2026
Channel: Doctors Without Borders / MSF-USA · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) invited British paralympics champion Richard Whitehead to the MSF trauma surgery project on the Jordan border with Syria to meet patients who have lost limbs in the Syrian conflict. Since September 2013, the MSF team has conducted more than 2,000 major surgeries on over 600 patients.
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