The purpose of the CCC project is that children born with club foot access care and treatment in recognized specialized clinics in Cameroon.
It is expected that after the treatment of clubfoot these children access and participate in social inclusion opportunities and education without discrimination.
This purpose is being attained through three result areas viz;
- Access to quality treatment by families in Cameroon,
- Awareness and utilization of available services by community members in project’s catchment areas and
- Development of partnerships for sustainability purposes.
To attain these results the project is doing the following;
- Providing supplies and consumables(soft rolls, POP and braces) for the 4 CCC clinics ,
- Providing treatment subsidies to very poor families of children with neglected clubfoot,
- Organising refresher courses on the treatment of clubfoot using the Ponseti technique for its clinic and affiliate centers staff.
- Is undertaking wide awareness campaigns through the audio visual and print media, posters and education leaflets and in churches, professional, social and other gatherings
- Involving spiritual, local and traditional authorities to break down cultural beliefs and traditional barriers to service uptake.
- Lastly the project is developing partnerships with other institutions for the harmonization of treatment of clubfoot using the ponseti technique.
The project has developed and formalized partnerships with three institutions which are now affiliate centers (Presbyterian General Hospital, Kumba, St John of God Hospital, Nguti and Associated Rehabilitation Center for the Handicapped (ARCH), Buea.
The project continues to develop more partnerships for harmonization of treatment of clubfoot using the ponseti technique in the whole country after 2015.
Since the start of the project more than 50 children with clubfeet are currently undergoing treatment in the clinics.