Clubfoot Champion Hamzah completes his journey – with the help of Lego!
Sameesha Osman Latib went to her 21-week scan during her pregnancy with her little boy – Hamzah Mukuddem. While Sameesha felt scared, confused and guilty – she says “we were Incredibly grateful that we were granted something that’s treatable.” The first casting for Hamzah and his supportive family was stressful – because no one in […]
Alyssa’s clubfoot journey
Felicia Nel gave birth to her baby girl, Alyssa – with clubfoot. She was devastated.
“We only discovered it once she was born – It was positional because I’m only 1.5m tall and she was a very big baby, 4.2kgs so by 8 and a half months she had no more space to move and stayed in one position with her foot tucked under the other…” says Felicia.
Sibahle Mhlahlo’s clubfoot journey
Sibahle Mhlahlo (aged 1) who is currently in the maintenance phase of her clubfoot treatment is a patient at our partner clinic at Tygerberg Hospital. She and her mom live in Strand, Western Cape, and they have to travel for 2 hours, taking 3 taxies each way, a total of four hours travel time for […]
Clubfoot clinic operational status COVID-19
We are keeping a COVID-19 operational status list of all the clubfoot clinics we work with in South Africa. In compliance with the current 21-day lockdown, only essential medical services are permitted, and many of the clinic staff are working on rotation to minimise exposure. Also, there are increased security measures at hospitals to control the number of people entering the hospital and screening.
Clinton Completes Clubfoot Treatment!
Clinton Daniels, born with unilateral clubfoot on his right foot, recently completed his clubfoot treatment journey! We had a chat with his mother, Kelestso Daniels, about their clubfoot journey. “My son has graduated, he no longer wears braces at night. His feet are perfect. We have a follow up check up appointment in one year […]
#ClubfootChampion Clinton Completes Clubfoot Treatment!
Clinton Daniels, born with unilateral clubfoot on his right foot, recently completed his clubfoot treatment journey!
George Mukhari hospital clinic gives children with club feet a chance at a normal life
IOL – The Clubfoot Clinic at George Mukhari Academic Hospital is giving babies and children born with the musculoskeletal defect a chance to walk normally.
Ndalwentle’s clubfoot success story
Ndalwentle Makoko is being treated at Tygerberg clubfoot clinic. He lives in Khayelitsha and travels an hour to the clinic for treatment.
Sweet little Ndalwentle was born with bilateral clubfoot. He is now nearly two years old and is thriving, running around all day long and charms anyone he meets. The doctors are extremely happy with his development.
