The cries of one-year-old Rheyviel Kate Bautista were among those that can be heard among children who were undergoing their regular treatment for clubfoot on Nov. 25. Accompanied by her parents, Rheyviel was on her third session of treatment which involved putting on fresh cast that would help correct the deformity in her feet and
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TABACO CITY: The Philippine NGO Council on Population, Health, and Welfare (PNGOC) has chosen this city to implement project Sikat to achieve the goals specified in the Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028 for health and the local government health agenda in the country.
BAGUIO CITY: Looking at 3-year-old Mark Henry Quilaton running all over the place, one would hardly believe that he is currently being treated for clubfoot, a deformity in which an infant s foot is turned inward, often so severely that the bottom of the foot faces sideways or even upward. Mark s mother, Mary Ann, said that when she gave birth to him at the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center, a doctor noticed the defect and encouraged her and her husband, Warly, to have Mark immediately enroll at the Clubfoot Clinic located at the same medical facility, where treatment is free. She said they followed the doctor s advice and are very grateful for doing so because, in November this year, when Mark turns 4, his treatment will be completed. Mark s full recovery will be the best birthday gift of all. We are encouraging other parents whose children have clubfoot or know of anyone who does to advise them to enroll in the Clubfoot program, which is totally free for the duration of the