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The Glencoe Foundation

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History

Clubfoot and its prevalence in Bangladesh: 

Every year in Bangladesh an estimated 5000 children are born with a clubfoot deformity (a condition where the feet are turned inside at birth). Left untreated, the condition leads to lifelong deformity causing individual disability and potential un-productivity. This causes the children to grow up as burdens of the family and ultimately leads to significant poverty. This is visible in the fact that many of the beggars in Bangladesh have visible clubfeet. 

Walk for Life (the National Clubfoot Program of Bangladesh):

“Walk for Life” is an initiative of The Glencoe Foundation for the clubfoot infants of Bangladesh. It is the National Clubfoot Program of Bangladesh, which provides treatment to children under the age of three by the Ponseti Method; a technique considered a gold standard of treating club feet children in developed countries.

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Walk for Life started its journey in September 2009 as a pilot project in Jessore District Hospital (present Jessore Medical College Hospital) inaugurated by the former Honorable Minister of Health & Family Welfare Mr. A F M Ruhal Haque, and he is a very strong supporter for the program. Hence, we strive to work in close partnership with government hospitals to ensure the sustainability of the program. 

After a successful pilot project, Walk For Life signed an MoU with The Ministry of Health to expand this service throughout the country. 

Walk for Life set up a network of 34 clubfoot clinics (including medical college hospitals, district hospitals and non Govt. hospitals) in 33 districts mostly in government hospitals all over Bangladesh. As a result, no child has to travel more than 60km to get this treatment and expanding to meet the need for bringing these children under treatment at earliest possible age. 

Besides providing treatment, we have focused in supporting various important Government Medical facilities by providing appropriate training with international trainers and by providing materials and work force for running our clinics. In addition to Walk for Life and associated clinics, there is now an increasing awareness and implementation of correcting clubfoot deformity by the Ponseti technique. 

Since 2009 there are over 28000 feet under correction covering over 19000 children.

As at 1st of March 2017, around 1345 children born with clubfoot deformity have enrolled in three Walk for Life clinics in Sylhet division.