Demand for prosthetics is expected to increase in Russia. Officials are keeping mum on the reason for this (the war).
There has been a rise in demand for prosthetics is known From the explanatory note to the amendments to the law on social protection of disabled people, which was obtained by the Telegram channel Baza. The Ministry of Labor estimates the need for prosthetics in the near future to be "at least 60–70 thousand items per year, taking into account new regions." 88% of them are leg prosthetics, 12% are arm prosthetics.
In July 2023, Vedomosti wrote that the Russian Social Fund Provides prostheses around 27,5 thousand people annually: they are issued approximately 45-48 thousand items per year. Baza, citing the Ministry of Labor, provides different data: 50-60 thousand prostheses per year.
In August 2023, the Social Fund stopped publishing regional statistics from the registry of disabled people, but one can guess the reasons for the growing need for prosthetics from a recent speech by the Deputy Minister of Labor Alexey VovchenkoWhich рассказал that 54% of Russian military personnel who participated in the war Ukraine and those recognized as disabled, lost limbs. The exact number of military personnel with disabilities is not specified.
NeMoscow conducted a detailed investigation into the prosthetics provided to soldiers who have lost limbs in Russia. As it turns out, their price and quality vary greatly by region. For example, Chukotka the prosthesis costs more than 600 thousand rubles, whereas in Tuva — 47 thousand. Details Read in our material.