CURATED BY – DHEERAJ KUMAR AHIRWAL | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Damoh, under the instructions given by Collector Sudhir Kumar Kochar, a special campaign is being run in the district for the treatment of all children suffering from crooked paws from birth to older age. Chief Medical and Health Officer Dr. Mukesh Jain said that at the district level, the RBSK team provides free casting, tenotomy, brace and bar to all the clubfoot children who come to the district hospital after being referred from referred children, delivery point, SNCU, ANM, Asha worker, Anganwadi worker, CHO, other private institutions - who are provided shoes to correct clubfoot.

Dr. Jalaj Bajaj said that 1 to 2 percent of children out of 1000 live births are born with club foot defect, such children can be 100% cured by providing timely treatment like plaster cast CTEV, surgery and wearing clubfoot shoes.

Today, the clubfoot children who have been provided services in the last 08 months from April to November 2024 were called and followed up was taken at DEIC. Orthopedic specialist Dr. Rahul Ahirwal said that casting of 97 children has been done so far in District Hospital Damoh with the help of RBSK and Anushka Foundation. Anushka Foundation has provided braces and bar shoes free of cost to 13 children so far.

Orthopedic specialist Dr. N.K. Patel said that the RBSK program is proving to be a boon for such children and families who want to get their child treated but are unable to get treatment due to lack of money.

Dr. Manish Sangtani said that in the district hospital Damoh, with the help of RBSK and Anushka Foundation, 13 children suffering from club foot disease- Lokesh Patel, Prince Kushwaha, Nabya Lodhi, Ashwin God, Dolly Lodhi, Baby Nisha, Mahira Khan, Siddharth Patel, Janvi Kushwaha were called to DEIC Bal Sanjivani Bhawan and were given braces and bar shoes free of cost.