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The prosthesis laboratory of the National Center for Technical and Technological Aids provides a fundamental service for broad sectors of Uruguayan society said President Tabar Vzquez during his visit to this space a commitment he fulfilled on Thursday 24. In the laboratory orthotics are manufactured and prostheses and medical consultations are provided as well as technical aids for people with disabilities.For a long time I was going to go to this place to see the tasks they are doing which are very important for a very large sector of the population quality prostheses good construction and that a good time ago they are being built in this place as promised is debt I came said the president to the press before entering the National Center for Technical and Technological Aid Cenatt. This service was founded in 2009 from an agreement between the Uruguayan Government and Cuba for the production repair and design in our country of lower and upper limb prostheses orthotics and other orthopedic elements.The Technical Orthopedics Laboratory which the president visited was inaugurated in 2011. It deals with the design preparation evaluation testing delivery and repair of orthopedic devices. The follow-up of the people served is carried out with the collaboration of the University of Labor of Uruguay UTU thanks to the agreement signed in 2017.According to data from the Ministry of Social Development 173 orthotics 165 prostheses 54 plantar orthoses 58 pairs of orthopedic footwear 56 forefoot prostheses 274 prosthesis repairs 377 controls and medical evaluations and 3024 technical aids were performed this year.Vzquez thanked the participation of Cuban technicians who collaborated in the training of the center and said that the agreement that allows the entry of specialists will be renewed as well as the agreement for the Hospital de Ojos an institution that operated more than 90000 Uruguayans .On his state of health he declared I am well In the next few days I have to have a general check-up to evaluate the results of the treatment that was done to me but so far I feel very well .
