Eugene Asante: Ghanaian Priest Creating Artificial Legs for Amputees

Eugene Asante: Ghanaian Priest Creating Artificial Legs for Amputees

The Catholic Priest Eugene Asante disclosed the his life took a career shift from the routine of a regular priest after his bosses suggested to him to take up a challenge to study Prosthetics and Orthotics.

Rev. Fr. Eugene Asante, SVD, for three good years took on the challenge that extends beyond traditional priesthood duties studying how to make arms and legs for amputees at the Brother Tarcisius Prosthetics and Orthotics Training College in Nsawam.

“I found myself in this field because this institution was started by an SVD brother called Brother Tarcisius de Ruyter,” Fr. Eugene explains.

“After him, there has been no SVD who has been able to continue what he started, so it was suggested to me by my superiors that if I have the interest, I should also come and study so that I’ll find myself in this institution,” he told Catholic Trends.

Fr. Eugene Asante’s career journey in Prosthetics began in 2021 when he gained admission into the Brother Tarcisius Prosthetics Orthotics Training College.

As of August 23, 2023, the Catholic Priest graduated from the school and completed his national service at a workshop at the SVD Orthopedic Centre where he meticulously crafts prosthetics for patients who have undergone amputations.

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At the workshop, Fr. Eugene specializes in various types of prosthetics, from transtibial limbs for those amputated below the knee to transfemoral devices for above-the-knee amputees. He also designs hand prosthetics, providing tailored solutions to each patient’s unique needs.

During his service at the workshop, Eugene Asante specialized in various kinds of Prosthetics, He began with transtibial limbs for those amputated below the knee to transfemoral devices for above-the-knee amputees.

He also crafted hand prosthetics, providing bespoke solutions to each patient’s unique needs.

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“In addition to my work in the workshop, I serve as a chaplain,” Fr. Eugene Asante revealed.

He added that, “I celebrate Masses, offer counseling, and provide spiritual guidance to patients, children, and the dedicated staff here. Sometimes I give counseling and guidance to the patients who are finding it difficult to also accept the situation in which they are in. So in the way, I’m also sharing in Christ’s ministry.”

Fr. Eugene’s role as a priest and prosthetist embodies a profound commitment to Christ’s healing ministry.

He describes his role as contributing to Christ’s healing ministry in a more practical way.

“I’m doing it in a practical way by trying to help people who cannot walk to walk again. So in the way, I can say that It is for filling and I am contributing to Christ’s healing ministry in a more practical way, so basically that is what I’m doing here,” he said.

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