The largest in the Middle East and on an area of 1800 m2, engineers, technicians and representatives of international companies work continuously to prepare and finalize the work in the prosthetics factory in Arab American University. The factory will be opened soon to provide services to a large category of students and the local and Arab communities.
In one of the laboratories, the engineer and the technician are checking the devices and tools after installing them, in another lab, a technician is installing devices, and in the third lab you can hear the sound of devices working. On the entrance of the laboratory, workers are moving the rest of the tools and devices to the inside of the factory; the place is like a beehive that is working to prepare the opening of the factory as soon as possible.
Prof. Mohammad Asia- the VP for the Medical Schools Affairs said that the preparations are in its final stage and that the devices will be operating within the next 10 days to make sure all is ready for the launching. He added that this factory is the largest and most modern factory in the Middle East, and it is equipped with modern technologies and devices according to international specifications and standards of “ISPO”
Prof. Asia added that the idea of this factory came to Arab American University’s administration for many reasons and goals including the training of students of prosthetics program to reach to a distinguish educational and practical levels to be the main source to manufacture prosthetics and assistive devices and so meet the needs and demands of the market. Also this factory will provide manufacture, maintenance, and adjustment services to the traditional and modern prosthetics.
Furthermore, Prof. Mohammad Asia explained that this factory will also export the prosthetics to other Arab countries as well, and said that Arab American University is the first organization with a prosthetics factory that is highly needed in Palestine where a high number of disabilities are registered, and ensured that the Board of Directors keen to always make the University a leader in educational, scientific and technological excellence.
