Treasure |ON GOING|
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Last published Sat, Jul 24, 2021
Club foot is a rare congenital defect most people don't know about or pay attention to. Congenital club foot is the most common musculoskeletal congenital anomaly in Nigeria. A study conducted in South-East Nigeria reported 3.4/1000 live births.
The global prevalence of club foot is estimated to be between 0.6 and 1.5 to 1000 live births with around 80% of the cases being born in LMICs (low-to-middle income countries).
According to 2014 estimate by the Global Clubfoot initiative, the prevalence of clubfoot is 1.4/1000 live births in Sweden.
Treasure is 14 years old from Southern Nigeria, she's had club foot all her life, and this book takes us on her journey, and how well she navigates through life.
This book is about awareness and I hope you enjoy it because it's important to me.
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