Parent Adviser Manual (Setswana)
Ponseti for Parents (Setswana) Click here to download this resource. These materials are part of the Steps South Africa ‘Ponseti for Parents Programme.’ They have been put together to support families...
View ArticleISPO 16th World Congress 2017 – call for symposia and instructional courses
The ISPO World Congress 2017 will be taking place in Cape Town, South Africa from 8th to 11th May 2017. The theme for the event is ‘Assistive Technology for All’ and planning is well underway for what...
View ArticleLATEST RESEARCH: long term results of TATT for relapsed clubfoot
It’s been a while since we shared any of the latest research in clubfoot treatment. There’s quite a bit we hope to catch you up on soon but for now we’re keen to bring your attention to this recent...
View ArticleNEW RESOURCES: parent adviser manuals
STEPS South Africa have developed and run a very successful ‘Ponseti for Parents’ programme which seeks to educate and support parents in the Ponseti method of treatment for clubfoot. The materials for...
View ArticleUK Film Premiere – The Surgery Ship
On 16th March The Royal Society of Medicine are hosting the UK premiere of ‘The Surgery Ship,’ an award-winning film about one of GCI’s great partner organisations Mercy Ships. Tickets are £5 for...
View ArticleMercy Ships – A Patient’s Story
Our partner Mercy Ships have been docked in Madagascar for a while now and continue to bring life changing surgeries to the people there entirely free of charge. We recently heard from Nick and Suzanne...
View ArticleGCI welcomes Suresteps Africa as new partner!
We’re really pleased to announce that Suresteps Africa have just joined GCI as a new associate partner. They are a fantastic organisation working hard towards the collective goal that no child with...
View Article8th International FATO Congress
Don’t miss the 8th International FATO (African Federation of Orthopaedic Technicians) Congress. This will be held from 21st to 26th August 2016 in Lome, Togo. The theme is ‘Together for the Future’ and...
View ArticleGCI Attends ICED International Symposium
A couple of weeks ago now the International Centre for Evidence in Disability (ICED) hosted an event at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). This international symposium focused...
View ArticleLATEST RESEARCH: download of recent clubfoot research
It’s been far too long since we updated you with all the research that’s recently been published on the topic of clubfoot and its treatment so here we are now with the latest download. We’d...
View ArticleSolomon Islands Ponseti Course
On April 14th & 15th 2016 the third ponseti course for the Solomon Islands was held at the Pacific Eye Institute. It follows two previous course (August 2011 and May 2012) and wouldn’t have been...
View ArticleICRC Partner update: treatment of children with clubfoot in refugee camps...
Sahrawi camps are five refugee camps located in a remote area in Southwest Algeria since 1975 accommodating thousands of refugees. ICRC established in 2008 the first physical rehabilitation center in...
View ArticleUpdate from GCI Member miraclefeet
MiracleFeet’s partners have now helped over 18,000 new patients in over 150 clinics in 15 countries. In FY16, MiracleFeet started to support a new program in Bolivia with Handicap International and...
View ArticleCURE International India – National Program Update
CURE International India began its service from April 2009 with a goal to eradicate disability caused by clubfoot in India. At present over 28,000 children are enrolled in this program nationwide. With...
View ArticleSamoa Ponseti Course
The first Ponseti clubfoot training course was held over 2 days (7 – 8 September) in Apia, Samoa in conjunction with the Pacific Islands Surgeons Association. The faculty consisted of A/Prof Peter...
View ArticleRecent clubfoot research – a summary of relevant articles
Below is a long list of relevant academic articles that have been published since March on the topic of clubfoot and its treatment. We’d particularly like to draw your attention to the first few...
View ArticleUpdate from GCI Member International Committee of the Red Cross in Pakistan
From Shock to Respite: a tale of clubfoot twins Amjad was jubilant after becoming the father of twins. However, his joy soon turned to gloom when he found out that Hassan and Hussain had congenital...
View ArticleCelebrating World Clubfoot Day with a Clubfoot Football Club at Chelsea FC...
Global Clubfoot Initiative and Steps Charity Worldwide are delighted to be partnering with Chelsea Children’s Hospital Charity and Chelsea FC Foundation to celebrate World Clubfoot Day and raise...
View ArticleReview of clubfoot research: relevant articles between January – June 2017
This list highlights the new publications on clubfoot and clubfoot treatment in the first half of 2017 that are most relevant to our readers – lots of interesting developments here! Assessment and...
View ArticleGCI Partner MiracleFeet news update
Since our last update in March, MiracleFeet recently reached the exciting milestone with our partners of helping over 23,000 children in 20 countries. We are now supporting the treatment of patients in...
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