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Thanks to Dennis Prager’s Listeners!

Thanks to the listeners of radio talk show host, Dennis Prager.

Dennis recently devoted some of his show to talking about CURE.  He encouraged his loyal audience to support our work with children with clubfoot by helping pay for a cast.  A simple cast can be used as part of the process to straighten a child’s clubfoot if he or she is 2 years old or younger.

His listeners really responded, covering the costs of more than 1,300 casts (and counting).

Dennis and his audience have been great friends of CURE over the last couple of years.  We are so appreciative for everything they have done to enable us to heal kids with physical disabilities.

Please consider joining the many who have given already, go here to make a donation of your own.

Curing Clubfoot in El Salvador: The Launch of a New Program

CURE Clubfoot Worldwide has cured more than 1,000 children with clubfoot in Latin America. Now, with the launch of CCW’s newest program in El Salvador, more children than ever before have a chance for healing from the world’s most common birth defect.

CURE Clubfoot Launches in El Salvador

Dr. Jose Morcuende with the first baby treated by CCW in El Salvador and the baby's mother

This program is one of the first five such nationwide treatment programs in Latin America; CCW also operates programs in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Guatemala and Honduras.  Overall, CCW has a presence in 17 countries throughout the developing world.

The CCW El Salvador program begins with four clinic locations – two in San Salvador, another in Santa Ana, and a fourth in San Miguel.  Each of these sites provides children 2 years old and under free clubfoot treatment through the utilization of the nonsurgical Ponseti Method.  Counseling is also offered to the children’s parents. CCW is partnering with the Ponseti International Association and the Rotary Club of Santa Tecla, San Salvador, in this program.

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Attendees of the CCW El Salvador opening event

To celebrate the launch of this program, CCW held a dinner and training workshop in San Salvador with more than 35 orthopedic doctors in attendance.  Among the featured speakers were Dr. Jose Morcuende, Ph.D., chief medical director of the Ponseti International Association, and Andrew Mayo, executive director for CCW.

More updates will follow on the blog in the coming months.

Curing Clubfoot in the Developing World

Clubfoot is one of the world’s most common disabilities in children and, in turn, one of the most common conditions CURE treats. Learn more about how we are curing children with this condition by watching this video.

Want to help? You can make a difference right now.

Article about Clubfoot in Zambia

Check out this article written by Molly McNulty about our CURE Clubfoot Worldwide program.

Everyone have a great weekend!