The Afghan Clinic That Cares For Amputees, Run By Amputees (2010)

Red Cross (2010): Ravaged by war and poverty - Afghanistan's health and medical care involves fending for yourself. Yet in this inspirational report, one clinic of amputees tirelessly attend to war's 'collateral damage'. For similar stories, see: Afghan Youths Are Skateboarding to a Brighter Future https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h42mcFsqqjE The Red Cross Civilian Murder Mix-Up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7HEwcocOYg One Legged Football - Sierra Leone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE-vn8zUHEE Subscribe to journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures For downloads and more information visit: https://www.journeyman.tv/film/4873/red-cross Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures "When I stood, I felt like i could touch the sky", says Najmuddin, double amputee. He lived a sedentary life for five years before coming to Cairo's clinic. They call the Italian-born physician the Angel of Kabul. He arrived twenty years ago and was so struck by the depravity that he's stayed ever since, piecing Afghanistan's war-torn back together again with prosthetic limbs. "I've seen people standing up for the first time crying. It's a very dramatic moment". Among the broken is nine-year-old Khania, whose leg was blown off by a landmine. "There was blood everywhere. My nephew died instantly...My son was almost dead" - Khania's grief-stricken father has brought him thousands of miles, from Helmand, to throw themselves at the mercy of the clinic. Those treating the boy are visibly moved; most are remembering the moment they themselves walked again. When Farzana received her prosthesis she took a job in the clinic's laundry. She pressed Dr. Cairo for an education, and is now one of his brightest employees. For many like her, the clinic provided a future against all the odds, literally helping Afghans back on their feet. ABC Australia – Ref. 4873 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world's most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world's top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you'll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.