A global movement to treat clubfoot worldwide
OUR VISION
A world where every child born with clubfoot can walk, play, and run free.
OUR GOAL
All children born with clubfoot will have access to timely, high quality and effective care.
Discover our global strategy here.
Our Purpose
Babies born with clubfoot every year
200k
are born in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries
90%
do not receive the correct treatment
80%
Our Mission
RunFree2030 is our strategy to scale up access to clubfoot treatment worldwide, ensuring that every child born with clubfoot has the opportunity to walk, play and run free.
The Problem
Expand geographical reach
while deepening coverage
Raise profile of clubfoot as
public health priority
Enhance quality of
service provision
Integrate within existing
health systems
1000+
Clinics open and counting
390k
Children started treatment
$470
Cost to treat one child
20%
Treatment coverage in 2023
Progress to date
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Key:
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No evidence of Ponseti
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Evidence of Ponseti treatment availability (unquantified)
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Evidence of Ponseti treatment availability (quantified)
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High income country, or less than 50 expected annual cases
Treatment coverage in countries varies from 1-100%. Globally, coverage in all LMIC in 2023 was 20%.
Our Approach
Child at the Heart
At every step, we aspire to keep the child with clubfoot and their families at the heart of our decision making with special consideration to their social, emotional, and financial well-being— from birth to successful completion of the treatment journey.
Comprehensive Services
From awareness raising to treatment resources, our proven model offers a holistic approach to clubfoot treatment, emphasizing accessibility, sustainability and quality of care.
Global Collaboration
Through collaboration and equitable partnerships we strive to rapidly expand clubfoot treatment services and integrate them within health systems.
Discover how you can get involved here.
Meet Amir* from Bangladesh
Amir was born in Bangladesh with bilateral clubfoot. He was treated as a baby using the Ponseti Method. Amir now walks to school each day with his friends and is unaffected by the bullying and exclusion that so often accompanies children with untreated clubfoot.
Read more clubfoot stories here.
Support RunFree2030!
Join our global movement. Together we can make sure that every child born with clubfoot has the opportunity to walk, play and run free.
Ready to join us? Click here to find out how you can contribute to RunFree2030. Together, we can make RunFree2030 a reality.
Who’s involved?
A network of NGOs dedicated to scaling clubfoot care worldwide
