Abdoulaye in Burkina Faso Many people told Dad Oumarou and Mom Mamata that treatment was useless for their son Abdoulaye who was born with clubfoot. ?This is God?s will for your son to be born like that,? they said. Instead of listening to the nay-sayers, this Muslim...
COVID and Clubfoot – Stories from the front lines During the pandemic, many villages are under quarantine in Burkina Faso. As a result, most families cannot get to the clubfoot clinics. For six-month-old Grace, this meant no new braces. But when her parents...
COVID and Clubfoot – Stories from the front linesMany clinics remain open in countries where the spread of COVID-19 has been slow. But that does not mean it is business as usual. Everyone is adjusting to new processes and procedures in order to control the...
Dillsburg, PA (June 3, 2020) ? In recognition of World Clubfoot Day, June 3, Hope Walks has partnered with Medical Aid Films to release a new series of four training videos about this treatable disability. Hope Walks led this effort on behalf of the clubfoot community...
COVID and Clubfoot – Stories from the front lines Yemawayesh has been serving as the parent advisor at the Jimma Clubfoot Clinic in Ethiopia since April 2016. When not at the clinic, she works as a nurse ASN and part-time for her church. This mother of three...
