Omo, wetin dey happen for our side na serious matter as The Straight Child Foundation (TSCF) don release beta news wey go make our hearts swell with joy. For December 2025, dem don enroll 90 pikin wey get clubfoot for treatment. This one no be small gist, my people!
Na Umuahia, Abia State dem gather, and Mr. Uchenna Egbe-eni wey dey coordinate things for TSCF talk say na 23 specialist clinics dey take care of these children across 11 states for Naija. Abeg, this one show say if we fit catch am early, we fit correct am way better!
As per report wey TSCF release, dem say more than 72 percent of the children wey enroll don dey below 12 months old. You sabi wetin that mean? Na dat age na im fit bring am out strong and make dem waka well without wahala for feet. E mean say better treatment dey halla!
Egbe-eni talk say dem don do average 4.4 casting visits for each child before dem fit do the tenotomy wey be small surgery. Na global standard we dey follow, and it nice to hear say about 93.2 percent of the children don already do am. Dis one dey show say people dey follow the matter seriously.
But no be only that o! Dem also dey check make sure say dropout rate no dey high, and for casting stage, na only 6.6 percent dey jam ground, while for bracing phase, na 6.8 percent. E mean say people dey stick to the program.
To make sure say everything dey go as e suppose go, TSCF dey work with Rehoboth Specialist Hospital for Port Harcourt. Na so dem dey make capacity strong and improve wetin we fit deliver for the children.
Dem even go assess how e dey happen for Federal Teaching Hospital Owerri and other facilities to ensure say everything dey sharp. Na good thing be dis, as dem dey gather data wey go help improve treatment delivery.
Mr. Egbe-eni no forget to give shoutout to MiracleFeet Inc., wey international organization wey dey support dis kind matter. Wetin we sabi be say, early treatment fit make pikin live better life, and TSCF dey commit to make sure say dem fit reach more children.
We sabi say if dem fit deliver this treatment well, e go help reduce long-term disability, lower healthcare cost, and improve quality of life. All dis wahala dey affect our brothers and sisters wey no get access to beta healthcare.
As we dey enter new year, TSCF get plans to strengthen follow-up, educate caregivers, and expand clinic support so that more children for early stage go fit benefit.
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