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ealth

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RE India is crucial but minimal so that it

is sustainable,’ explains Dr. Santhosh George,

ounder Director of CRE India.

CRE India uses techniques like the

Ponseti Method, which includes serial

casting and long term follow up with special

shoes called oot Abduction Braces. ese

shoes are handmade and modified in

India by technicians, who are themselves

persons with disability, instead of relying

on expensive braces imported from abroad.

Constant follow ups and home visits help

ensure the effectiveness of the treatment.

e HCL Grant Project CRE India

is applying for concerns the education of

children with this disability, who are oen

le out of the education loop. ‘CRE India

has initiated several state level programmes

to ensure that children with birth deformities

and developmental delays are given timely

access to healthcare, rehabilitation and

inclusive education so that irrespective of

their social, financial and physical conditions

they have quality life, education opportunity,

and an independent and productive future,’

says Dr. Mathew Varghese, ounder Trustee

of CRE India.

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others with children in Cure India’s Clubfoot Clinic in Bihar

ollowing pages (114–115):

Dr. Mathew Varghese examining the correction of the foot of a child

born with clubfoot

H

CL Grant Project Approach:

E

liminating

clubfoot by empowering public healthcare

professionals through improved detection,

referral and treatment of clubfoot

HCL Grant Project Title:

E

nsuring Inclusive

Education for Children with Birth Defects

and Children Affected with Development

Delays with Special ocus on Children

Born with Clubfoot

Beneficiaries:

10,000 children

Location:

130 v

illages in 8 states and

1 nion Territory