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Oct182010

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CURE Opens Hospital in Niger

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IN ONE OF THE WORLD’S POOREST COUNTRIES, CHILDREN WITH ORTHOPEDIC CONDITIONS NOW HAVE HOPE
CURE International Opens Niger’s First Orthopedic Children’s Hospital in Niamey

Lemoyne, Pa. October 18, 2010: CURE Children’s Hospital of Niger officially opened today in Niamey, extending a warm welcome to the hundreds of thousands of Nigerien children suffering from physical disabilities like clubfoot, osteomyelitis and other orthopedic deformities.

CURE Children’s Hospital of Niger is the first hospital in the country to offer First-World specialty surgery to children with curable orthopedic disabilities, regardless of their family’s ability to pay. It is operated by CURE International, the developing world’s largest provider of pediatric specialty surgical care. This facility is CURE International’s 11th hospital worldwide, including its sixth in Africa.

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Sep142010

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Insights into Niger

posted by at 4:56 pm

Leron Lehman, the executive director of our new hospital in Niger, shared some insights into the challenges the country currently faces.

You can read the article here.

Please keep that country in your prayers. Also please keep everyone in the hospital in your prayers as they prepare for its scheduled mid-October opening.

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Aug182010

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Stuart Palmer Talks about Malawi

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Stuart Palmer, the executive director of our hospital in Malawi, talks about CURE’s work in this country…..

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Jul142010

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Story of Isaiah

posted by at 4:02 pm

I always like getting messages like these in my email inbox.

This message was from Ruth Castro, the executive director at our CURE Honduras hospital. She sent us a story about a patient named Isaiah who had surgery at the hospital for clubfoot.  After his surgery, he can now walk like normal for the first time.

He is one of six children; he is the oldest, 13 years old. Isaiah lives in one of the nearby mountains about 16 miles from the hospital in San Pedro Sula. According to Ruth, he helps his father cut grass and take care of the corn field.

After his surgery, he said:  “I would like to be a doctor and a soccer player. I give thanks to God for this hospital.”

The Honduran publication La Prensa ran a story about Isaiah and the hospital.  To read it and check out a photo of Isaiah, go here. (Note:  It is has been translated from Spanish into English by Google Translate. Please note Google Translate doesn’t translate from Spanish to English perfectly, but it will be readable.)

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