Zambia

•  About the Hospital

  The Beit CURE International Hospital of Zambia was established in 2004. CURE International signed an agreement with the Zambian Ministry of Health to operate a pediatric teaching hospital specializing in the treatment and care of children living with physical disabilities. The Beit Trust, a UK-based charity, provided $1.5 million to support construction of the hospital as a centennial gift to the people of Zambia. The Zambian government donated a 60-acre plot of land for the hospital site.

  Beit CURE Zambia is one of the few hospitals of in Zambia is able to adequately address the surgical needs of the disabled children in the country. The hospital campus is comprised of six buildings, housing 45 patient beds in the children's ward and 16 beds in the private patients ward. The hospital also houses a chapel and spiritual center, three operating theaters, an outpatient clinic, an administrative building and a general services building. Services at the hospital will be focused on pediatric orthopedics, neurosurgery and reconstructive plastic surgery.

  Since opening its doors, Beit CURE Zambia has seen over 8,000 patients and performed nearly 4,000 surgeries.

  Partnership with Smile Train

  Since the fall of 2006, in collaboration with Smile Train, CURE has developed cleft lip and cleft palate surgical training programs in most of CURE's hospitals worldwide. These programs not only provide surgery for children but train national surgeons in reconstructive surgery and provide counseling to the families.

  Zambia Hip Replacement Program

  Although the core mission of CURE hospitals is to provide care for disabled children, in some cases the hospitals also provide additional services. In Zambia, CURE's medical training programs perform some adult reconstruction cases, giving valuable education to the doctors and life-changing surgery for the patients. Stryker, a leading manufacturer of medical devices and equipment, agreed to supply Beit CURE Zambia with instruments and 100 implants per year to enable these much needed hip replacements. However, even with the donated prosthesis, the complete cost of the procedure is far more than the average patient in Zambia can afford. Would you consider a donation to CURE International for the Africa Hip Project? Imagine what it means to a disabled Zambian, who never thought in his or her wildest dreams it would ever be possible.

•  About the Country

  Zambia

  

  Zambia is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighboring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, and Angola. The capital city is Lusaka, located in the southeast of the country. The population is concentrated mainly around the capital and the Copperbelt

  Country Facts

  Population: 11,696,000

  Climate: tropical, but pleasant due to the altitude

  Nationality: Zambian

  Language: English

  Capital: Lusaka

  Percent population under age of 15: 45%

  Years of life expectancy at birth: 38

  Infant mortality (per 1000 live births): 99

  Child mortality (death before age 5): 182

  Per capital health expenditure: $62

  Sources: CIA World Factbook and World Health Organization

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