Libya’s Tripoli Ministry of Defence Military Medical Services reported yesterday that it paid an official visit to Ottobock in Germany to strengthen cooperation in rehabilitation and prosthetic services. Ottobock specialises in prosthetics and rehabilitation.
It said this comes as part of efforts to enhance international cooperation in the medical field and improve services for the wounded and injured.
The visit was led by the Director General of the Military Medical Services—accompanied by the Director of the Wounded and Injured Affairs Department and the Service’s legal advisor.
The visit focused on exploring prospects for cooperation and discussing ways to enhance rehabilitation and prosthetic services. It also addressed the establishment of legal and regulatory frameworks to govern this cooperation, ensuring alignment with applicable laws and regulations.
This visit is part of the Military Medical Services' ongoing efforts to develop its care and rehabilitation systems and to elevate the standard of services provided to the wounded and injured.
Ottobock August 2024 partnership agreement
It will be recalled that the Tripoli based Department of Support and Development of Medical Services (DSDMS) had signed a partnership agreement with Ottobock Company in August 2024.
The agreement includes the supply of raw materials and materials necessary for the manufacture of prosthetics, in addition to the employment and training of national cadres within Libya’s National Centre for Prosthetics, and the Department of Prosthetics at Abu Salim Accident Hospital and to provide the service in the future to all Libyan cities.
The DSDMS said Ottobock is one of the best international companies specialised in the manufacture of prosthetics, and it has returned to Libya after an absence of more than 9 years, in implementation of government resolution No. 315 of 2024.
This agreement, the DSDMS said, comes within the framework of the Tripoli based Libyan government’s "Localising Treatment" project.
July 2024 visit
It will be recalled that in July 2024, a delegation from Ottobock had visited the Prosthetics Department at Abu Salim Hospital to assess its needs requirements.
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