PORT-ER's Aims

PORT - ER is where mobility matters.
Our Vision is to bring about better patient care through national and international development.
To fulfil this, we provide grant funding for individuals, groups and professionals to encourage an international exchange of skills, knowledge and User support.

"The global physically disabled population is increasing as a result of population growth, ageing, chronic conditions, malnutrition, war, land mines, violence, road traffic, domestic and occupational injuries and other causes often related to poverty.

25.5 million people in the world are estimated to be in need of prosthetic/orthotic devices. The vast majority of these people can remain free of deformities or be re-established in society if provided with appropriate prosthetic/orthotic support.
An essential ingredient in improving standards of healthcare across the world is in the funding of appropriate training and education for health professionals".

“Despite the incremental progress made in the past 25 years, today, the vast majority of people with disabilities cannot access even basic rehabilitation services. The majority also cannot exercise their Human Rights, which are defined as the “…right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of individuals and their family, including food, housing and medical care and necessary social services…

Extract from a report by The International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) and The World Health Organisation (WHO)

Mobility Matters

Mobility is the first step to access basic rights including access to food, shelter, education, job/income, equal opportunities and equal citizenship. The most important components in the restoration of mobility are assistive devices such as orthoses, prostheses and mobility aids. Prosthetic and orthotic services play a major role in enabling a person with a disability to change from being immobile to becoming mobile. They also help to provide further means towards equality: by helping a child with disability go to school or an adult with disability go for skills training or gaining fulfilling employment.

PORT-ER promotes the provision of appropriate education and training in prosthetics and orthotics so that clinicians can assist others to exercise their human rights and achieve optimal mobility.