The "Medical Equipment Graveyard" Problem Is Finally Being…

The "Medical Equipment Graveyard" Problem Is Finally Being Fixed And It Matters Globally TALMedora | May 14, 2026 | By TALMedora Editor Every year, thousands of prosthetic feet, many of them still functional, are discarded in high-income countries, replaced not because they have failed but because of warranty cycles, clinical guidelines, and NHS policy. Meanwhile, in low- and middle-income countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, millions of amputees live without any prosthetic support at all. This disparity has created what researchers now call "medical equipment graveyards," and a landmark new study from King's College London is taking direct aim at i