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What We Do

CURE has a comprehensive approach to providing surgical care for children with disabilities. We support their families and strengthen the capacity of local church and healthcare systems in the countries we serve.

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  • Ministry Outreach
  • Before Surgery
  • Types of Surgery
  • After Surgery
  • Medical Training

CURE Children’s Hospitals

CURE International is a global nonprofit network of children’s hospitals providing surgical care in a compassionate, gospel-centered environment. Services are provided at no cost to families because of the generosity of donors and partners like you.

Overview
CURE Children’s Hospital Network

CURE operates a global network of eight pediatric hospitals providing high-quality surgical and intentional ministry care for children with treatable disabilities. CURE supporters help provide services at no cost for families living in poverty.

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Ministry Outreach

CURE’S approach to healing goes beyond simply treating symptoms. We minister in word and deed to address the root of the difficulties facing children with disabilities.

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Before Surgery

From their first meeting with a doctor to diagnostic testing and nutritional support, CURE is committed to ensuring children and families are prepared before, during, and after surgery.

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Conditions We Treat

Every day, CURE clinical teams provide life-changing surgery to children suffering from a wide range of disabilities.

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RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
After Surgery

After surgery, patients receive check-ups, physical and emotional therapy, and adaptive devices, like wheelchairs and crutches. The path to recovery even includes fun in the playroom.

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Training Medical Workers

More healthcare workers are needed to serve the millions of children living with treatable disabilities. We’re training them.

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About CURE

Motivated by our Christian identity, CURE operates a global network of children’s hospitals that provides life-changing surgical care to children living with disabilities.

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CURE Overview

CURE International is a global nonprofit network of children’s hospitals providing surgical care in a compassionate, gospel-centered environment. Services are provided at no cost to families because of the generosity of donors and partners like you.

Overview

Overview

CURE International is a Christian nonprofit organization that provides surgery and comprehensive care for children with disabilities and works with both the local church and local healthcare systems to better serve them.

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Explore our recent news, medical advancements, and stories of impact.

Meet the Team

Get to know the medical, ministry, and administrative colleagues helping kids heal.

Financial Accountability

CURE is a top-rated nonprofit organization for its transparency, accountability, and effectiveness.

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Annual Report

Read the latest fiscal year report showing how CURE stewards generosity.

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Our Medical Team

Committed and compassionate, our medical team provides children in under-resourced areas of the world the excellent surgical and ministry care they deserve.

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Our Ministry Team

Trained pastors, counselors, and ministers share the love of Jesus with children and families we serve.

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Measuring Impact

For over 25 years, we have believed that every child matters and every metric should be measured.

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Take Action

Give, serve, and help kids heal with CURE.

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  • Radio Partnerships

Sponsor a Surgery

Provide life-changing surgical and ministry care.

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Make a Donation

Your generosity is life-changing and your trust is important to us. CURE is a top-rated nonprofit organization for its transparency, accountability, and effectiveness.

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Support a Campaign

You can help kids heal by gifting life-changing surgical and ministry care at CURE.

Join the Team

Make a permanent difference in the lives of the children and families CURE serves every day.

Radio Partnerships

To reach more people with information about the life-changing surgeries CURE provides for children with treatable disabilities, we’ve partnered with the following radio stations.

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Our Ministry Team

CURE’s comprehensive approach to care is Christ-centered.

We go beyond treating symptoms.

CURE care goes beyond the operating room to minister to the patients, families, and communities we serve. At each hospital, our spiritual ministry team shares the love of Christ in both word and deed.

Ministry Team FAQ

Who are our ministry workers?

CURE hospitals are filled with pastors, ministers, social workers, and trained counselors who are committed to helping kids heal and sharing the love of Jesus.

Are they trained?

Our ministry team is made up of ordained pastors and trained child specialists and counselors.

Are they full-time employees or missionaries?

All hospital staff are full- or part-time employees.

Do CURE hospitals partner with ministry organizations or local churches?

CURE partners with national and international ministries and local churches to better serve children with disabilities.

Our Ministry Team

CURE’s Ministry Roles

These roles serve to provide spiritual and emotional care to children with treatable disabilities.

Spiritual Director

Each hospital has a spiritual director who coordinates all the ministry programs, chapel services, staff devotionals, volunteers, and community outreach programs.

Ward Pastor

Ward pastors serve as the hands, feet, and heart of Christ by providing spiritual care and pastoral shepherding to the patients and families at CURE.

Child Mentor

Child mentors model and share the gospel with children one-on-one and in groups by organizing playtime and crafts, Bible lessons and stories, and times of worship and prayer.

Outreach Coordinator

Outreach coordinators help organize and plan mobile clinics and community events to raise awareness about disability.

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MINISTRY Staff Spotlight

Salamatou, Child Mentor, Niger

 

Salamatou knows from experience how important it is for families at CURE to experience a comforting word, a joyful smile, a quiet prayer, and even a bit of fun in the playroom. Click here to read more.

 

Our Medical Team

Read Stories about Our Ministry Impact

Training Pastors to Transform Communities
When Pastor Blessings Maganga saw Ethel in the marketplace of Malawi’s rural Thyolo district, like most people, the first thing he noticed was her...
“Our Souls are Free” - Surgery Brings New Life to Three Sisters
Serving in the Sahel
When you pass through the gates at CURE Niger, the first thing you notice—besides...
Surgery Straightened Megertu’s Feet and Helped Other Children in Need
Expecting a Blessing: After Years of Waiting, Evance Receives Clubfoot Surgery