CM Sindh Visits Rotary Orthotics Prosthetic Centre Ahead of Sub-National Immunization Days (SNIDs) polio campaign

Karachi, 21 September 2026 — Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah visited the Rotary Orthotics Prostheticc Centre at the Rotary Club Community Centre in Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Karachi, on Monday. The visit took place just before the start of the Sub-National Immunization Days (SNIDs) polio campaign, scheduled from 21 to 27 September 2026.

The Chief Minister was accompanied by senior officials, including the Commissioner Karachi, Karachi Police Chief, representatives from the Sindh Health Department, the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), and partners from the World Health Organization (WHO).

Rotary leaders, including Rotary International Trustee and National PolioPlus Committee Chair Aziz Memon, District Governor Shahzad Sabir, and Rotary Club of Karachi President Humayun Qureshi, received the delegation.

During the visit, the Chief Minister received a detailed briefing on the centre’s work in providing free artificial limbs and Braces to people with disabilities. The Rotary Artificial Limb Centre, established in 2008 in partnership with Jaipur Foot and operated with HASWA (Health and Social Welfare Association), has so far provided more than 36,000 to 37,000 artificial limbs and braces free of cost.

These devices mainly help polio survivors, accident victims, and other persons with physical disabilities regain mobility and independence. The centre offers both prosthetic limbs (artificial legs and arms) and orthotic devices such as braces that support weak or deformed limbs.

Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah inspected the prosthetics unit and reviewed the physiotherapy and rehabilitation services available at the centre. He also met beneficiaries, including Huma, a polio worker who lost both legs to the disease and later received artificial limbs through Rotary’s support.

Officials highlighted that the centre not only fabricates and fits free prostheses and orthoses but also provides ongoing support through outreach programmes in interior Sindh. The goal is to help people with disabilities walk again, return to daily activities, and live with greater dignity.

Rotary representatives noted that while the polio vaccination campaign aims to protect children from the virus, equal attention is given to those already affected by the disease through free assistive devices and rehabilitation.

The visit underlined the important role of orthotics and prosthetics services in Pakistan’s disability care system. Free, locally available artificial limbs and calipers remain a vital support for thousands of families who cannot afford commercial devices.

The Rotary Artificial Limb Centre continues to serve as one of Karachi’s key facilities for affordable prosthetic and orthotic care, combining humanitarian service with practical mobility solutions for persons with disabilities.