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This social enterprise has helped 700 amputees in Mexico walk again

Proactible manufactures low-cost prostheses for people with lower-body amputations. Demand for prosthetics is growing fast in Mexico, where 10,000 people undergo amputations every year. The waiting list for a state-funded prosthesis can be up to 4 years says Carlos Calderón, Founder and CEO of Proactible.

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