HEALTHCARE
PHOTO
- Exoskeleton manufacturer PolySpine and Disability services provider Tender Loving Care (TLC) are keen to tap ME markets
- PolySpine is for people with CP, quadriplegia and muscular dystrophy
- CP in the Arab world is 1.8 per every 1000 live births
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Demonstrating a commitment to empowering People with Disabilities in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, two Australian organisations will be making a debut at the AccessAbilities Expo (AAE-2022) taking place in Dubai from November 15 to 17, with one unveiling a unique modular exoskeleton for people with a high-level physical disability.
Joining for the first time at AAE-2022 is PolySpine, manufacturer of anatomically-engineered exoskeleton, and customised disability services provider Tender Loving Care (TLC) that is the registered provider with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) that has on its rolls over 530,000 participants since July 2013.
Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group, the knowledge-sharing and business-enhancing platform provides the region’s disabled community the latest innovations and history-defining technologies. The largest event of its kind meets the needs of people with disabilities who account for [...]