(14 Apr 2025)
ETHIOPIA DISABLED
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Mekele, Ethiopia – 14 February 2025
1. Various of Tigrayan ex-combatants on wheelchairs
2. Wide of Chandra Weldesenbet, a Tigrayan ex-combatant walking into his house
3. Various of Weldesenbet seated outside his house with his family
4. Close of Weldesenbet’s hand shaking due to a nerve issue
5. Various of Weldesenbet showing indicating his war injuries and teary eyes
6. SOUNDBITE: (Tigrinya) Chandra Weldesenbet, Tigrayan Ex-Combatant:
"My eye is leaking fluid and shrapnel remains lodged in my knee. A bullet is still in my head, and I have not received any specialized treatment. I’m unable to feed my wife and child and I have nothing to eat. Here I am, living in this dilapidated tin house."
7. Wide of Weldesenbet’s wife handing him the baby
8. Close of Weldesenbet holding the baby
9. SOUNDBITE: (Tigrinya) Rahel Gebrekidan, Weldesenbet’s wife:
"Prior to the situation, we enjoyed a good life. However, after the war my family and I who lived in Humera, were forced to flee and now we are in this predicament. We lack food and water, my husband has undergone surgery on his leg and head, but he hasn’t received proper care. We are in a dire situation."
10. Various of Mekele Ortho-Physiotherapy Centre sign at the gate
11. Wide of men with crutches and walking sticks waiting to be treated
12. Various of a physiotherapist treating an ex-combatant with a hand injury
13. Wide of Tigrayan ex-combatants with disabilities at the waiting bay
14. Various of machines producing trans-tibial prosthesis
15. Mid of display of trans-tibial prostheses and shoes
16. Mid of trans-radial prostheses hanging on a wall
17. Wide of Wheelchairs and bicycles
18. Various of Birhane Teame, manager of Mekele Ortho-Physiotherapy Centre, showing different walking aid materials
19. SOUNDBITE: (Tigrinya) Birhane Teame, Mekele Ortho-Physiotherapy Centre Manager:
"All services at this center are offered at no cost. We supply prosthetic limbs, orthopedic devices, and mobility aids such as crutches and walkers. Additionally, we assemble wheelchairs and provide physiotherapy services here."
20. Wide of Teame interacting with disabled ex-combatants
21. Various of disabled ex-combatants walking in a therapy room
22. SOUNDBITE: (Tigrinya) Birhane Teame, Mekele Ortho-Physiotherapy Centre Manager:
"We have delivered 180,000 services over the past 28 years, but this figure is not comparable to that of the last three years. The extent of damage during this period has been significant, with both direct and indirect consequences of the war being severe. In the last three years alone, we have provided 65,000 services. Therefore, the burden resting on this physiotherapy centre is immense."
23. Wide of a nurse treating Hiluf Haile, a Tigrayan ex-combatant with disability
24. Various of Haile being prepared for a trans-tibial prosthesis
25. SOUNDBITE: (Tigrinya) Hiluf Haile, Tigrayan ex-combatant:
"If possible, I would recommend that injured combatants undergo orthopedic treatment. The other artificial materials are not a significant concern, the main issue is with the treatment."
26. Various of Tigrayan ex-combatants with disabilities in the therapy room
27. Close of shoes for Trans-femoral prosthesis
28. Various set up shots of Gebrehiwot Gebrezgiabher(PhD), commissioner for Tigray Disaster Risk Management Commission talking
29. SOUNDBITE: (English) Gebrehiwot Gebrezgiabher, Tigray Disaster Risk Management Commissioner:
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