Excelsior Correspondent
Baramulla, Oct 27: Cure India’s Jammu and Kashmir unit today held a day-long continuing medical education (CME) program at Government Medical College (GMC) hospital in Baramulla to train doctors and medical assistants in the treatment of clubfoot.
Noted orthopaedic surgeon, Dr Mathew Varghese and paediatric orthopaedic surgeon, Dr Alaric Aroojis delivered lectures on the Ponseti method of clubfoot management and the latest techniques to treat clubfoot across the world.
Dr S Mathew and Aroojis performed tenometry and casts for the patients on the spot in order to raise awareness among the participating doctors about the importance of effectively treating clubfoot. “Today was the sixth refresher training on the Ponseti method of clubfoot management and we ran the programme in collaboration with GMC Baramulla’s department of orthopaedics,” said Rubia Hamid, Programme Coordinator, Cure India J&K.
Cure India runs its programme in J&K with the goal of eradicating disability caused by clubfoot and runs six clinics in Jammu and Kashmir. “We are smoothly running the programme in the region and our clinics are functional at GMC Hospital Anantnag, SKIMS Medical College Bemina, JLNM hospital Rainawari, Bone and Joint Hospital Srinagar, GMC Jammu and Government Hospital Gandhi Nagar, Jammu,” Hamid said.
She added that they have over 2200 children enrolled with them in the entire state to whom they are providing free treatment, besides free braces for children with deformities.
Cure India had brought doctors from sub-district hospitals, primary health centres and participants from district early intervention centres from across Baramulla, besides doctors and practitioners from premier health institutes in J&K for the programme. “We receive patients from across the district, including the far-flung areas of the neighbouring Kupwara district. We provide them with guidance and treatment but later on refer them to the Cure India clinics of Srinagar,” Dr A R Budoo, said.
Clubfoot is a deformity present from birth that severely twists the foot downward and inward, making walking difficult or impossible. Cure India has been running the programme in J&K since 2015 to dispel notions and myths around clubfoot and make people aware that clubfoot can be treated completely.
Dr Santosh George, Cure India’s country director, and head of training and capacity building Atula Jamir was also present during the training.
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