Amputees in Nigeria have cause to smile, as all is set for a wholly indigenous company, SunTech Limited to commence the production of prosthetics in Abuja, Nigeria.

Chief Executive Officer of SunTech, Mr. Sunny Ukachuwku on Thursday conducted journalists on a tour of his firm’s state-of-the art factory.
The production line which starts from measurement room, two production rooms, the cosmetics room to the training section consists of the latest of equipment in the field of Prosthetics and Orthotics. Just as the equipment are some of the best in the world, Sun-Tech has in its employ experts who will ensure that products supplied to clients fit and are durable.

A prosthesis substitutes for a part of the body which may have been missing at birth or that is lost through an accident or through amputation. Many amputees have also lost a limb as part of treatment for cancer, diabetes or sever infection.

Speaking with the media after the tour, Ukachukwu revealed that the major goal of his company is to provide Nigerians with quality prosthetics, built to specification and aesthetics tastes, but at an affordable price. He noted that for too long amputees in Nigeria spend huge sums to purchase prosthetics from overseas though they often don’t fit. This is as a significant number of people who need prosthetics suffer in silence as they cannot afford it.

He stated that Sun-Tech’s goal is to change the narrative by making affordable prosthetics available to Nigerian who need it.

“Sun-Tech is here to make life easy for people who have difficulty moving. Our vision is to make prosthetics available and affordable in Nigeria. Before now, we’ve had discussions with NGOs, we have our potential clients as our major stakeholders. In fact, our in-house counselor has lived as an amputee for 35 years and she has lived a productive life. She was amputated at the age of five, yet she completed her education, graduating with a Law degree.

“So, we have been talking to those we will be serving and when they talk to us, we can see that they desire to use prosthetics, some desire to have supporting materials due certain health challenges, but they can’t afford it. Yes, many are aware of prosthetics they can buy off- the-shelf abroad, but they lack funds. This is why our main target is not only to make the devices and prosthetics available but to find every means to make it affordable to our people. In fact, we want to break that cycle of, if a person doesn’t have N1million or N3million he/she cannot get a ‘leg’, he said.

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