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RUNFREE 2030 - A Global Strategy to End Clubfoot Disability by 2030

A Global Strategy to End Clubfoot Disability sets out an ambition to ensure that by 2030 at least 70% of children born with clubfoot in lower and middle income countries can access treatment.
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<p>Currently, less than 15% of children in lower and middle income countries access treatment that would prevent a lifetime of disability. Those children who do not access treatment face a lifetime severely affected by clubfoot, experiencing ongoing pain, limited mobility, and reduced opportunities in education, employment and relationships. This does not have to be the case.</p><p>The Global Clubfoot Strategy sets out a comprehensive approach, tackling the issue of clubfoot on a global scale through developing and supporting national clubfoot programs providing the highly effective Ponseti treatment</p><p>With a total investment of $160 million it will be possible to treat over 1.2 million children, generating $154 billion in additional lifetime earnings and creating the capacity for each country to manage clubfoot on an ongoing basis by 2030.</p><p>By working towards 2030, the Global Clubfoot Strategy aligns with <a href="http://www.who.int/disabilities/care/rehab-2030/en/">World Health Organisation Rehabilitation 2030 Call to Action</a>, the <a href="http://www.thelancet.com/commissions/global-surgery">Lancet Commission on Global Surgery 2030</a> and the <a href="https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/transformingourworld">UN Sustainable Development Goals 2030</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>On average, it costs less than $400 to treat a child; the problem of untreated clubfoot is one we can solve.</p><p>Please visit our page http://globalclubfoot.com/runfree2030/ to learn more about the strategy and our mission.</p>

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Steps is the leading charity working for all those whose lives are affected by childhood lower limb conditions. Everything we do is about valuing and supporting individuals, families and carers affected by conditions which have an impact on the legs, hips or feet.

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