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    Bleak Future for Haiti's Amputees

    By Tarra Quismundo // 29 March 2010

    Some 4,000 Haitians who lost limbs in the deadly Jan. 12 quake face an uncertain future, with many struggling to recover from rushed amputations that resulted in complications and infections, The Associated Press reports.

    Field hospitals already teeming with injured survivors are struggling to attend to amputees who have returned to seek follow-up treatment or second surgeries. Humanitarian workers are also growing concerned over how the Haitian society, shaken as it is, would treat the disabled as the nation begins a long recovery and redevelopment process.

    “A physical handicap is a huge disadvantage in Haiti, where more than half the population was unemployed before the quake. With no way to compete, many have been cast off and left to beg on the streets, feeding a stigma against the disabled,” the report said.

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        Tarra Quismundo joined Devex Manila as a staff writer in October 2009 after more than six years of working as a reporter for the Philippine Daily Inquirer, a nationwide daily, for which she covered major breaking news in politics, military, police and international affairs. Tarra's Devex News coverage focuses on key Asian donors and top aid officials around the globe.

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