3rd International Clubfoot Symposium. June 1-4, 2014 Barcelona, Spain
Organised by the Ponseti International Association: “In 2012 we celebrated the incredible strides made worldwide in clubfoot treatment and renewed the Promise Made that together we can and we will eradicate untreated clubfoot. Our Mission continues in 2014 in the birth country of Dr. Ponseti. STEPS will join doctors, NGOs, parents, and other clubfoot champions from around the world in Barcelona for the 3rd International Clubfoot Symposium.
First Seychelles Ponseti method training, 29-30 April 2014
The first Seychelles Ponseti training will be held in the Seychelles Hospital, in Victoria, Mahe on 29 and 30 April 2014. STEPS is organising the event in partnership with the local Ministry of Health.
Ponseti Races in Johannesburg, 4 October 2014 and in Cape Town on 22nd November.
The Ponseti Races began in Iowa City in 2007 as a simple lap around an indoor track for children who had been treated by Dr Ponseti. It’s a wonderful way for children and parents to come together to honour the work of a great man and those who continue his legacy.
Riley’s clubfoot story
When we found out in May 2012 that we were having a baby brother for our oldest, Tannah, we were ecstatic. It was exactly what we wanted – until the 27 June 2012 when, during our anomoly scan, the doctor noticed something. I immediately knew something was wrong by her demeanour. “Bilateral clubfeet,” she said […]
A suitcase full of bone models: How to entertain airport officials
Since joining STEPS in Jan 2013, I have been lucky to visit some of our neighbouring countries. In June 2013, STEPS organised the first Ponseti training in Botswana, and it was my first visit to Gaborone.
Finding Dr Ponseti: A life-changing experience
On a freezing snowy morning, 7 April 2003, my husband Steve and I were the first South Africans to visit Dr Ponseti at the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital. We had made the scary, but life-changing decision to travel 10 000 miles with our 10-week-old son Alex for clubfoot treatment
Miss South Africa 1995 turns 40 and gives children the gift of walking
Turning 40 was an occasion that I wanted to make memorable in as bernelee madibamany ways as possible
Steps Uthutho Fund to help families in need to access clubfoot treatment
Steps launched the Uthutho Fund to ensure that children like Lerato can access assistance to cover their transport costs to her clinic appointments, and PPE to keep her family is safe
