In partnership with the Rashtriya Bal Swastya Karyakram (RBSK) and the National Health Mission (NHM), an NGO – Miraclefeet India is offering a treatment facilities in the States to the babies suffering from the Clubfoot disease.Clubfoot is a congenital malformation that causes a baby’s feet to bend downwards or inwards.
Miraclefeet operates in 8 states namely, Uttar Pradesh, Hariyana, Himachal Pradesh, Tripura, Nagaland, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharastra. Follow-up treatment has been provided since Jun 2018. Miralefeet conducts weekly clubfoot clinics on specific days in every district of Tripura. Bishalgarh Sub-Divisional Hospital in Sepahijala District every Monday, Dhalai Hospital and Tepania Hospital in Gomti District every Tuesday, UPHC, Padmapur in North Tripura every Wednesday, Unkoti District Hospital and Khowai District Hospital and Bilonia District Hospital in South Tripura every Thursday, and East Jogendranagar UPHC in West Tripura District.
Clubfoot Patient is provided free treatment every Friday from 10am.
Children suffering from clubfoot are treated very easily through ponseti method which is treated with casting, tenotomy and bracing. It is very important to identify and bring the baby to the clinic for treatment very quickly.
Miraclefeet’s Program Executive will provide free of cost foot abduction brace (FAB) and counseling support by providing information on treatment protocol, as well as advice and awareness materials.
(With inputs from Tripura Times)
