Clubfoot News
Clubfoot News
Here at Foot Club we work to collect news articles that encompass clubfoot research, clubfoot projects, outreach initiatives, clubfoot events, important developments as they relate to clubfoot treatment, or any story involving people with clubfoot.
Cause for Celebration: Chinecherem’s Transformation
“Chinecherem, now 12 years old, presented a more complex case than had she been treated as a baby. Instead of the standard series of weekly casts generally used for infants and toddlers, her treatment took several years and also required surgery to set her feet into a perfect shape. Older clubfoot patients over the age of five usually require that the Ponseti treatment be complimented by such surgeries to further ease their tendons and ligaments that have grown stiff with age. Had Chinecherem’s parents been told where and how to treat her condition at birth, not only would her early childhood have been drastically different, but her clubfoot treatment would have been much simpler.”
MiracleFeet. News & Stories, Nigeria. November 26, 2023. Link
Transforming Futures: MiracleFeet’s 2023 Impact Report
- MiracleFeet is reaching more than 50% of children born with clubfoot within a year of birth in eight countries: Bangladesh, Liberia, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, and Zimbabwe.
- MiracleFeet opened 77 new clubfoot clinics adding to our growing network of health facilities delivering services around the globe.
- MiracleFeet trained over 900 providers in the Ponseti Method.
- MiracleFeet started programs in four new countries: Guyana, Mexico, Pakistan, and Togo.
MiracleFeet. News & Stories. November 10, 2023. Link
The man who makes the shoes: Dukhi’s inspiring story
“Dukhi’s daily task is an important one: making custom boots for the foot abduction braces children undergoing clubfoot treatment wear during the last stage of care. After measuring each little foot, Dukhi skillfully trims the raw leather, punches holes for laces with his awl, and carefully stitches together the material. It’s a well-respected job, something he never imagined he could have, but also incredibly meaningful. Dukhi himself was born with clubfoot in eastern Nepal and lived with the condition, and the shame and stigma it carried, for nearly a decade.”
MiracleFeet. News & Stories, Nepal. October 20, 2023. Link
A Special Touch in Clubfoot Care
“Rachida is a member of Premier Pas, MiracleFeet’s partner organization in Morocco responsible for clubfoot treatment in five different university clinics. Premier Pas provides technical, organizational, and financial support to Moroccan hospitals so that they can provide affordable and effective treatment, using the Ponseti method as the standard for treating children born with clubfoot in Morocco..”
MiracleFeet. News & Stories, Morocco. September 07, 2023. Link
Dr. Vuthy, pioneer for clubfoot treatment in Cambodia
“He describes treating clubfoot not merely as a vocation, but as an act of love, and he derives endless motivation from witnessing the reaction of parents when they see their children’s feet straightening out in the early weeks of treatment.”
MiracleFeet. News & Stories, Cambodia. June 10, 2023. Link
Nothing Can Stop a Father Committed to his Daughter’s Future
“You just witnessed the incredible miracle of birth and you’re holding your precious baby for the first time. You have a daughter.It’s a feeling like no other: awe and adoration mixed with an undeniable instinct to protect, shelter, and shield her from the rough reality of the world.
Now imagine your baby girl is born with clubfoot. Your mind races. Will she walk? Will she play? Will she have the opportunities she deserves – an education, a job, a spouse and a family of her own one day?”
MiracleFeet. News & Stories, Cambodia. June 08, 2023. Link
Sandra and Bailley: How Far a Mother Will Walk so Her Son Can Too
“Raising a child as a single mother is no easy task at the best of times, but when 21-year-old Sandra saw that her newborn son, Bailley, was born with clubfoot, she wondered how she would ever cope.”
MiracleFeet. News & Stories, Zimbabwe. May 03, 2023. Link
Tragedy gives way to hope for Jonathan and his family in Sierra Leone
“A country reeling from a devastating ten-year civil war. An Ebola epidemic. A high-risk pregnancy. Twin babies, both born with clubfoot. This was the setting for Jonathan’s arrival into the world.”
MiracleFeet. News & Stories, Sierra Leone. April 10, 2023. Link
Honoring Zimbabwe’s First Female Orthopedic Surgeon on International Women’s Day
“Today, her schedule is a busy one that includes working as a surgeon in one of Harare’s biggest hospitals while also working for a small private practice.”
MiracleFeet. News & Stories, Zimbabwe. March 08, 2023. Link
A legacy of empathy brings clubfoot care to children in Nepal
The road leading to The Hospital for Rehabilitation and Disabled Children (HRDC) winds through the lush hills that surround Banepa, a small city about 30 kilometers outside of Kathmandu, Nepal
MiracleFeet. News & Stories, Nepal. February 08, 2023. Link
Clubfoot: What Parents Need To Know
What is a clubfoot?
A clubfoot is a congenital (present at birth) foot abnormality. It is one of the most common pediatric orthopedic conditions.
Scottish Right for Children. January 07, 2023. Link
From Casts to Choreography: There’s no looking back for this young dancer
“As Samantha continues to bust out moves, her mother, Chipo, watches proudly from the other side of the room. Ten years ago, after giving birth to Samantha in a hospital in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, she could never have imagined that her daughter would ever be able to walk, let alone dance.”
MiracleFeet. News & Stories, Zimbabwe. December 08, 2022. Link
Sulekha and Sushavam: Surmounting stigma and racing into a new life
“When Sulekha gave birth to her son Sushavam, it was her mother who gently informed her that there was something wrong with his tiny feet.”
MiracleFeet. News & Stories, Nepal. November 28, 2022. Link
Toddler with clubfoot learns to walk properly but many cannot access therapy
“Thobeka Makopo-Nojoko was looking forward to celebrating the birth of her grandson at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. But when the child was born with a deformity, the grandmother from Strand, outside Cape Town, confessed to being worried.”
Sipokazi Fokazi, Times Live, South Africa. November 25, 2022. Link
Changing the lives of Senegalese people disabled by clubfoot
“As Africa holds its first ever conference on clubfoot – something about one in 800 people across the world are born with – the BBC visits a health clinic in Senegal to witness a transformative treatment which is turning lives around.”
Naomi Grimley, Global health correspondent, Dakar. BBC. November 20, 2022. Link
Living With Clubfoot + What Shoes I Wear As An Adult
“Yes, I am fortunate I don’t have to wear orthopedic shoes, but I do need insoles in order to function correctly. And insoles don’t fit in sandals… so my feet are always ‘trapped’ in closed toe shoes until I found the PERFECT solution…”
Maartje Hensen. onceuponajrny.com. October 19, 2022. Link
Hope Walks saves lives with the introduction of free clubfoot treatment at TTH
“Hope Walks officially became an independent organization in 2019 but grew out of an existing clubfoot program that began in 2006. Since the program began, they have enrolled more than 140,000 kids on clubfoot treatment.”
Prince Kwame. Rainbow Radio. October 18, 2022. Link
Johns Hopkins undergraduates win runner-up award in Collegiate Inventors Competition
The students created the Dynamic Brace, a simpler and more comfortable brace to treat kids born with clubfoot.
By Jason Lucas. October 13, 2022. HUB – John Hopkins University. Link
Becoming Senegal’s First
Dr. Sabounji is on the path to becoming the first pediatric orthopaedic surgeon in Senegal.
Mercy Ships. September 14, 2022. Link
Clubfoot: CBM and CBC Solidify Partnership to Improve Health Care
“From 2014-2022, the cordinator of the Cameroon Clubfoot Care Project says 2048 children have been treated of clubfoot- about 70% of them children below 2 years.”
CRTV. September 13, 2022. Link
MiracleFeet Provides Clubfoot Treatment
Article discussing clubfoot and the mission of the clubfoot nonprofit MiracleFeet.
Borgen Magazine. The Borgen Project. September 8, 2022. Link
Gambia Clubfoot Foundation trains 8 medical staff on advanced treatment
The Gambia Clubfoot Foundation recently trained medical personnel on advanced clubfoot treatment at a ceremony held at Brikama District Hospital.
Sulayman Waan. The Point. September 7, 2022. Link
Commonwealth gold medallists Olivia Breen and Alice Tai nominated for National Lottery Athlete of the Year
Olivia Breen and Alice Tai are among the nominees for National Lottery Athlete of the Year.
Daily Sport. BBC. August 24, 2022. Link
Nigeria records 9,000 clubfoot cases yearly, says US-based NGO
“A United States-based Non-Governmental Organisation, MiracleFeet, has said that Nigeria records an estimated 9,000 new cases of clubfoot every year.”
Punch. June 10, 2022. Link
(Video News) Clubfoot in Children: Causes and Corrections
Ghana – Clubfoot in Children: Causes and Corrections
ModernGhana: UTV Ghana Online: June 4, 2022. Link
Three clubfoot clinics opened
“Three clubfoot clinics have started functioning at Muvattupuzha general hospital, Aluva district hospital and Kalamassery medical college.”
Kochi. TNN. The Times of India. June 4, 2022. Link
TV’s Julia Bradbury backs zoologist with clubfoot walking entire length of Jurassic Coast
“‘Countryfile’ television presenter Julia Bradbury and her sister are backing a zoologist from Wolverhampton in his bid to walk the full length of the Jurassic Coast this week.”
Francesca Evans. Seaton Nub News. June 2, 2022. Link
Clubfoot Resources from Thinking Ink Press
Beyond Boots ‘n’ Bars: A Journal for Clubfoot Parents and Bunny Fun Coloring Book For Kids: Let’s Play
Thinking Ink Press. May 6, 2022. Link
‘Traditional beliefs hampering clubfoot treatment’
“Efforts to address the burden of clubfoot in Uganda have been hampered by traditional and cultural beliefs, experts have said.”
Betty Amamukirori. New Vision. MSN. April 8, 2022. Link
Chhattisgarh: 3962 children availed free treatment for clubfoot this year
“The state government is providing free-of-cost treatment to children suffering from clubfoot – a deformity, which if not treated in early stages, leads to lifelong disabilities. In Chhattisgarh, a total of 3962 children suffering from club feet have been given free treatment this year.”
Raipur. TNN. The Times of India. February 20, 2022. Link
Every infant with clubfoot should have access to Ponseti method
“The Ponseti method is the most effective and accepted treatment for idiopathic congenital clubfoot, and every infant born with clubfoot should have access to it, according to a clinical report published online Jan. 31 in Pediatrics.”
Health Day – Medicalxpress. February 10, 2022. Link