Ihor Ilchenko, co-founder of Esper Bionics, shows a phone application, regulating prosthesis’ grips, on Sept. 10, 2020.
More than 10,000 Ukrainians need prosthetics for their upper limbs, yet have little means to receive them.
Despite the fact that there are many prostheses on the market, they remain prohibitively expensive for most people in Ukraine. According to Ukrainian legislation, the state must provide patients who have undergone surgical amputations and with prostheses for free, but not all amputees wait until they can receive state help. If a patient does get support from the state, in most cases they will receive simple cosmetic prostheses or ones with limited function.
