Asansol Hospital Cures Clubfoot for Free, Draws Patients from Other Districts

• Asansol District Hospital in West Bardhaman offers free clubfoot treatment, saving patients hundreds of thousands of rupees.
• The hospital's success attracts patients not only from Asansol but also from various other districts.
• Clubfoot, a birth defect where a child's foot is bent, affects 1-2 per thousand newborns and is curable with early intervention.
• Using the internationally recognized Ponseti Method, the hospital has treated nearly 350 children in the last 10 years.
• Treatment involves regular plaster changes, a minor tenotomy, and special braces/shoes, overseen by orthopedic surgeon Nirjhar Maji.