Ponseti clubfoot treatment comes to Maun
The third Botswana Ponseti training took place in Maun on 27 and 28 July. Maun is in North West district of Botswana and the administrative capital of Ngamiland. It is the gateway to the Okavango Delta, which one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa, officially on UNESCO World Heritage List.
STEPS family raises R420 000
Yogan’s little girl, Bronwyn, was born with clubfoot, and when she was only a few weeks old, he phoned STEPS to tell us that he wanted to raise money for children born with clubfoot in under-resourced areas of South Africa.
Trust your instincts: Deborah and Cazzner’s story
When did you find out that your baby had/would have clubfoot? The day I gave birth to her. How did you feel? When I got the news I didn’t really know what it was, even though the doctor explained it to me and my partner. All that went through my mind was: “Thank you God, […]
Five tips for fielding questions about your baby’s clubfoot casts
Walking around with your baby in toe-to-groin plaster casts is just one of the things that makes the experience of being the parent of a baby born with clubfoot different.
The first time casts are put on it’s quite a mess. You arrive at the clinic unprepared, you and your clothes are smeared in wet chalky streaks.
Second Botswana Ponseti training – Mahalapye, November 2014
Steps is hosting the second Botswana Ponseti training in Mahalapye this month, 18 months after the first successful training in Gaborone and the opening of the first clinic at Princess Marina Hospital, Gaborone.
We look forward to meeting the thirty delegates from all regions.
Four perfect little feet: Daniel and Cristina’s story
When did you find out about that your baby had/would have clubfoot? Daniel – The day he was born Cristina – at our 19 week foetal assessment scan 🙁 How did you feel? Daniel – I was absolutely distraught. I knew the possibility was big because of the fact that my uncle and myself were […]
STEPSsister Cheryl gets her first glimpse of Mount Elbrus
Cheryl Howard, our amazing STEPSsister who will shortly be climbing Mount Elbrus – the highest mountain in Russia – to raise funds and awareness for STEPS, has had her first glimpse of the mammoth mountain
Craig and Alethea’s clubfoot story of hope
Craig’s mom is Alethea Malan. We met them at the weekly Monday Tygerberg Hospital clubfoot clinic just as Craig who was born with a clubfoot, was finishing with his series of casts. Alethea is a single mother who is mostly unemployed, but will do whatever work she can find to provide for herself and her […]
