The Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre (PRRC) in partnership with the Ministry of Health and MiracleFeet, a US-based organisation, will embark on a three-day training programme to implement Phase II of a national programme for the treatment of Clubfoot in Guyana, using the Ponseti Method.
A release yesterday from the centre said that the training will be held from May 23 – 25, 2023.
The release said that the Ponseti Method is an economical and largely non-surgical method of treatment for children with clubfoot, a birth defect which causes one or both feet to turn inwards or upwards and is a leading cause of physical disability.
The basic level of training was held in Phase I of the programme in August 2022. Phase II will provide advanced training targeting doctors, therapists, technicians and community health workers from six regions across Guyana on performing tenotomies, serial casting, early identification and referral, to improve the services provided throughout the country.
The release said that MiracleFeet works with developing countries to create universal access to treatment for clubfoot, through training and the provision of grants to facilitate self-sustainable programmes.
In 2022, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the PRRC and the Government of Guyana for a three-year period, with the long-term goal to successfully treat all children born with clubfoot using the Ponseti Method.
