THE GLOBAL STRATEGY TO END CLUBFOOT DISABILITY BY 2030 WAS ANNOUNCED ON WORLD CLUBFOOT DAY.

June 3, 2017 – New Cumberland, Pennsylvania Cure International and its worldwide clubfoot initiative partners unveiled a visionary plan today on future Clubfoot Day, envisioning a future in which all children born with clubfoot walk free from impairment. The goal of ending clubfoot disability: a global strategy to 2030 is to guarantee treatment for at least 70% of clubfoot-affected infants born in lower- and middle-income countries by 2030. Less than 15% of children in these nations presently get therapy that might save them from becoming disabled for the rest of their lives. An estimated 174,000 babies worldwide are born with clubfoot each year, a congenital condition that causes one or both feet to bend inward and downward. The ponseti technique is an extremely successful and affordable way to cure clubfoot; elite athletes like Mia Hamm and Kristi Yamaguchi had amazing careers as a result of having therapy for their clubfoot at an early age. Despite this, more than 4 out of 5 children in lower- and middle-income nations will suffer with clubfoot for the rest of their lives. They will likely endure chronic pain, restricted mobility, and less prospects for relationships, work, and education. This is not always the case. This global clubfoot strategy lays out a thorough plan for creating and assisting national clubfoot programs in order to address the problem of clubfoot globally. Over 1.2 million children may be treated for a total of $160 million, which would result in an extra $154 billion in lifetime earnings and the ability for each nation to manage clubfoot continuously by 2030. The worldwide clubfoot plan is in line with the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, the Lancet Commission on worldwide Surgery, and the World Health Organization’s 2030 Call to Action on Rehabilitation. Professor of orthopaedic and tropical surgery at Oxford University and senior adviser to Cure, Chris Lavy, said, We do not know how to prevent clubfoot but we do know how to treat it – and today it costs less than $400 a child. Clubfoot causes thousands of children to suffer avoidable disabilities every year; over a million children worldwide presently have untreated clubfoot, and the number is continually rising. We are beginning this daring plan with the goal of ending clubfoot disability because we have the remedy. This strategy, which is based on data and insights from ten years of experience, calls for collaborating with regional partners and health ministries to establish and fund national clubfoot initiatives in 105 lower- and middle-income nations over the course of the next 14 years. We’re inviting people to work with us to realize our goal. Endnotes: Photographs and videos pertaining to clubfoot and its management worldwide may be seen at https://cure.org/press/. June 3rd is World Clubfoot Day, honoring Ignacio Ponseti, the man who invented the Ponseti procedure for treating clubfoot. For further details, visit cure.org/clubfoot. RunFree2030 may be found at cure.org, www.globalclubfoot.com, and #runfree2030. regarding treatment worldwide remedy With treatment provided to patients regardless of gender, religion, or race, international is a Christian health care network that runs humanitarian hospitals and programs all over the globe. Patients get treatment at these facilities and are given the life-changing realization of God’s love for them. To learn more, go to https://cure.org.about the worldwide clubfoot project The Global Clubfoot Initiative (GCI) serves as an umbrella organization for groups that assist kids with clubfoot throughout Latin America. GCI strives to achieve the objective it shares with its partners—that all children born with clubfoot should get the necessary treatment to enjoy a life free from disability—through cooperation, education, and advocacy. Together, these leading organizations in lmic that provide services to kids with clubfoot and enroll over 23,000 kids for ponseti therapy annually are partners with gci. Together, these groups have a plethora of expertise and experience establishing and managing national clubfoot programs in some of the most difficult settings found in Latin America, Asia, and Africa. The international committee of the red cross, feetfirst global, cbm international, cure international, miraclefeet, mobility outreach international, steps uk, and walk for life are the governing partners of GCI. ### ___________________________ [1] The acknowledged gold standard for treating clubfoot is the Ponseti technique. A small outpatient surgical operation called a tenotomy, serial castings spaced 5-8 weeks apart, and a foot abduction brace that must be worn while sleeping for 4-5 years to preserve the correction and lower the chance of recurrence are all part of the treatment plan. When used appropriately, the ponseti technique has been shown to be up to 98% successful and economical. The therapy is ideally suited to low resource settings because of its very basic methodology.

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