From Macon to the Mekong, we aim to change the world, one limb at a time.
Over 100, 000 amputees are estimated to be living in Vietnam, having lost their limbs due to unexploded landmines left over during the Vietnam War. Established in 2009 at Mercer University, Mercer on Mission Vietnam aims to return a sense of normalcy to the Vietnamese community by fitting those who have been affected by the aftermath of the war with prosthetics fabricated in Macon, Georgia. Each prosthetic is custom-fit to each amputee in the clinics in Vietnam, and the Mercer Universal Prosthetic has helped more than 10, 000 prosthetic patients since its inaugural trip.
Providing affordable and sustainable care to these underserved populations has been its goal for over 10 years, and with the success of the program thus far, the Mercer on Mission program hopes to broaden its outreach by opening up orthopedic and medical clinics as well as dental clinics in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.
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Khả Minh Nguyễn
Marketing Director, Junior BSE in Biomedical Engineering