Mobility Outreach International

MOI SEEKS TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH LIMB LOSS OR LIMB DEFORMITIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY ORTHOPEDIC AND PHYSICAL REHABILITIATION SERVICES SO THAT THEY CAN ENJOY LIFELONG MOBILITY.

CLUBFOOT PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN TREATED: 2,528 CHILDREN (668 NEW CASES)EVERY YEAR BETWEEN 150,000-200,000 CHILDREN ACROSS THE GLOBE ARE BORN WITH CLUBFOOT (A CONGENITAL CONDITION WHICH AFFECTS AN AVERAGE OF 1 CHILD PER 1,000 BIRTHS GLOBALLY) AND IF LEFT UNTREATED RESULTS IN NEGLECTED CLUBFOOT LEADING TO PHYSICAL PAIN, SOCIAL EXCLUSION AND PERMANENT DISABILITY. THIS PROGRAM AIMS TO ELIMINATE NEGLECTED CLUBFOOT AS A DISABILITY BY THE YEAR 2030 ALONGSIDE OTHER GLOBAL MEMBERS OF THE GLOBAL CLUBFOOT INITIATIVE (GCI). WE TREATED CHILDREN WITH CLUBFOOT IN VIETNAM, HAITI, AND SIERRA LEONE USING THE NON-SURGICAL PONSETI METHOD OF CASTING THE FEET INTO PROGRESSIVELY MORE PRONE POSITIONS AND SHOE BRACING TO CORRECTLY ALIGN A CHILD'S FEET. OUR COUNTRYWIDE PROGRAMS SERVED A TOTAL OF 34 CLINICS IN LOW INCOME COUNTRIES; 26 CLINICS (VIETNAM), 6 CLINICS (SIERRA LEONE), 1 CLINIC (HAITI), 1 HOSPITAL (BANGLADESH). WE TRAINED A TOTAL OF 25 CLUBFOOT CLINICIANS IN SIERRA LEONE AND VIETNAM.

OTHER:SURGERY, MOBILITY HUB PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:TOTAL NUMBER OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN TREATED: 80 PEOPLETHROUGH MOI'S DIRECT VOLUNTEERS AND THOSE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN ORTHOPEDIC FOOT AND ANKLE SOCIETY (AOFAS) AND OUR MEDICAL DIRECTOR, DR. ROBERT VEITH, AND BOARD MEMBER DR. MARYSE BOUCHARD, 80 ORTHOPEDIC SURGERIES WERE PERFORMED IN 2017. TOTAL NUMBER OF DONATED SURGICAL HOURS AMOUNTED TO 350 HOURS, AND WE TRAINED 150 SURGEONS. THESE ACTIVITIES PRIMARILY TAKE PLACE IN VIETNAM ALTHOUGH WE ARE INVESTIGATING EXPANSION INTO SIERRA LEONE.

MOBILITY REPAIR CENTERS (MRC) PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:TOTAL NUMBER OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN TREATED: 2,129 PEOPLETHIS INNOVATIVE PROGRAM DRAWS FROM THE COMMUNITY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RECRUITS AND TRAINS THEM TO OPERATE THEIR OWN SMALL BUSINESSES IN HAITI AND SIERRA LEONE. THESE KIOSKS ARE BUILT IN STRATEGICALLY LOCATED, SEMI-RURAL PLACES TO ALLOW PHYSICALLY DISABLED INDIVIDUALS TO RECEIVE REPAIRS ON MOBILITY DEVICES (I.E. PROSTHETICS, ORTHOTICS, CRUTCHES, WHEELCHAIRS, ETC.). EIGHT MRCS ARE CURRENTLY OPERATING IN HAITI (4 KIOSKS) AND SIERRA LEONE (4 KIOSKS) AND ARE CASH FLOW POSITIVE. GROUND IS BROKEN FOR A NINTH KIOSK TO LAUNCH IN 2018 AND WE ARE ASSESSING FUTURE EXPANSION IN SENEGAL.