CLINIC STORIES
38 partner clubfoot clinics STEPS Clubfoot Care programme supports 38 partner clubfoot clinics in the South African state health sector and STEPS has directly trained 599 healthcare professionals on the Ponseti method of treatment. STEPS works in South Africa and supports clubfoot providers in Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland and Namibia. Below is a selection of heartwarming […]
Clubfoot care in the time of COVID-19: A front line view
When lockdown started in South Africa in March 2020, Steps Clubfoot Care immediately registered as an essential supplier so we could continue our work supporting clubfoot patients. Clubfoot is a time sensitive condition, early treatment is recommended, in the first few weeks of life.
Ponseti parties: STEPS celebrates a year of clubfoot success stories
As we head to the end of 2016, STEPS celebrates another year of helping children stand on their own two feet with Ponseti parties at our South African partner Ponseti clubfoot clinics, and Ponseti Races in Johannesburg and Cape Town. There was cake, there were balloons, and – most importantly – a lot of smiles, fun, […]
Parties and Ponseti Races: STEPS events in Cape Town this week
We are celebrating another successful year of Ponseti treatments at STEPS, along with patients, parents, grandparents, siblings, doctors and nurses. We plan to celebrate in style with cake, balloons, decorations, and the people who work tirelessly to help change the lives of hundreds of children born with clubfoot. It’s a busy week for STEPS! Here’s […]
Clubfoot kids to benefit from 500km adventure race
500km adventure race for the 1 in 500 kids born with clubfoot in South Africa. Jennifer Niksch and Jet de Wet are taking on the challenge as a two-person team, in an extreme race usually done in teams of four. Expedition Africa is a 500km adventure race along the Garden Route in the Western Cape. This extreme race consists of several disciplines, including mountain biking, trekking, kayaking, orienteering, rope work, swimming and canyoneering. Their amazing adventure with a purpose will raise funds for the successful treatment of children born with the common birth defect clubfoot.
A day at a clubfoot clinic
In Cape Town, STEPS has two programme partner clubfoot clinics, at Maitland Cottage Home and Tygerberg Hospital. Once a week, the waiting rooms are filled with parents and their clubfoot cuties coming for consultation, casting, or new boots and bars. Come along with us for a day at the clubfoot clinic!
Cape Town Ponseti Races: 22 November
The annual Cape Town Ponseti Races event is to be held on Saturday 22 November from 10:00 till 12:00. Venue is confirmed at the wonderful African Brothers Football Academy in Gardens, Cape Town, so bring your soccer ball too!
We hope to see all the Ponseti kids there – bring the whole family for a picnic and lots of racing fun.
South African Ponseti training course: 27 November, Mafikeng Hospital
Steps is hosting a South African Ponseti Workshop in Mafikeng. The doctors from Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital’s successful Ponseti clinic in Soweto, Johannesburg, will be the faculty.
