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The hidden burden behind Kenya's 2,000 clubfoot births

Doctors put corrective casting on a child with clubfoot condition at APDK Dissability Centre in Nairobi. [Juliet Omelo, Standard]

Nearly 2,000 children are born with clubfoot in Kenya every year, turning what is a treatable childhood condition into a long-term challenge for thousands of families who must navigate repeated hospital visits, treatment costs and the risk of the deformity returning.

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