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Our Hospitals

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.

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.

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.

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

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ABout Cure

A Global Network of Children’s Hospitals

CURE is committed to providing world-class surgical and ministry care to children in need.

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How We Work 

Our work reflects the hands, feet, and heart of Christ by preventing treatable conditions from becoming lifelong disabilities and introducing children to God’s love.

Our Impact

Here’s what we’ve accomplished with support from partners like you.

350,000+

surgeries completed

5.5 million+

patient visits

1.5 million+

people reached with the gospel

Countries with CURE hospitals Countries patients travel from

Hospital Locations

Ethiopia

Established in 2008, CURE Ethiopia performs over 3,000 life-changing reconstructive and orthopedic surgeries every year for children suffering from treatable disabilities. Strategically located in the capital city of Addis Ababa, the teaching hospital has 70 beds and four operating rooms. CURE International uses this facility to multiply its efforts by partnering with The College of Surgeons of East, Central, and Southern Africa (COSECSA) to serve as a regional learning institution by implementing an orthopedic pediatric training program at the residency and fellowship levels. In addition to world-class clinical service, CURE Ethiopia ministers to the emotional and spiritual needs of patients and their communities.

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Kenya

CURE Kenya was Africa’s first orthopedic teaching hospital when it opened in Kijabe in 1998. Each year it performs over 2,500 life-changing reconstructive and orthopedic surgeries for children suffering from treatable disabilities. The teaching hospital has 56 beds and three operating rooms. CURE International uses this facility to multiply its efforts by partnering with The College of Surgeons of East, Central, and Southern Africa (COSECSA) to serve as a regional learning institution by implementing an orthopedic pediatric training program at the residency and fellowship levels. In addition to world-class clinical service, CURE Kenya ministers to the emotional and spiritual needs of patients and their communities. The African Inland Church (AIC) provided the initial land for the hospital premise as a gift to the people of Kenya.

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Malawi

Established in Blantyre in 2002, Beit-CURE Children’s Hospital of Malawi is a teaching hospital comprising 58 beds and three operating theaters. The hospital provides over 2,500 life-changing reconstructive and orthopedic surgeries each year for children suffering from treatable disabilities. The hospital is internationally recognized by the College of Surgeons of East, Central, and Southern Africa (COSECSA). In addition to world-class clinical service, CURE Malawi ministers to the emotional and spiritual needs of patients and their communities. The Beit Trust, a UK-based charity, provided the initial funding for this facility as a gift to the people of Malawi.

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Niger

Established in 2010, CURE Niger is the only hospital in the country of over 24 million that offers specialty surgical care for children living with treatable physical disabilities. Its location was chosen because it is central to one of the most underdeveloped regions in the world. Strategically located in Niamey, CURE Niger is a children’s hospital offering 25 beds, two operating rooms, and a full range of high-demand ancillary and rehabilitation services. The hospital provides over 1,400 life-changing reconstructive and orthopedic surgeries each year. In addition to world-class clinical service, CURE Niger ministers to the emotional and spiritual needs of patients and their communities.

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Philippines

Established in 2014 through a partnership with the Tim Tebow Foundation, CURE Philippines performs over 1500 life-changing reconstructive plastic and orthopedic surgeries every year for children suffering from treatable disabilities. Strategically located in Davao City, the hospital has 30 beds and three operating rooms to treat children with conditions like clubfoot, cleft lip and palate as well as disabilities following chronic burn contractures. In addition to world-class clinical service, CURE Philippines ministers to the emotional and spiritual needs of patients and their communities.

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Uganda

Officially opened in Mbale, Uganda on January 19, 2001, CURE Uganda is one of Africa’s leading pediatric hospitals for brain surgery and the treatment of neurological conditions. It provides minimally-invasive endoscopic neurosurgical procedures and attracts surgeons from around the world to its prestigious CURE Neuro Fellowship Program. The teaching hospital consists of three operating rooms, an 18-bed Intensive Care Unit, and 68 Ward beds. Hospital staff complete approximately 1,900 surgical procedures annually for children with conditions including hydrocephalus, spina bifida, brain tumors, and other neural tube defects. In addition to world-class clinical service, CURE Uganda ministers to the emotional and spiritual needs of patients and their communities.

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Zambia

Established in 2006, CURE Zambia performs over 3,000 life-changing reconstructive, orthopedic, ENT, and audiological surgeries each year for children suffering from treatable disabilities. Strategically located in Lusaka, the teaching hospital comprises six buildings, 54 beds, and three operating theatres. In addition to world-class clinical service, CURE Zambia ministers to the emotional and spiritual needs of patients and their communities. The Beit Trust, a UK-based charity, provided the funding for this facility as a centennial gift to the people of Zambia. CURE Zambia is a strategic partner with the Ministry of Health.

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Zimbabwe

Established in April 2021, CURE Zimbabwe is the first and only hospital in the country of 14 million people to provide orthopedic and reconstructive plastics care for children with disabilities such as bowed legs, clubfoot, cleft lip/palate, and burn contractures to children regardless of their economic status. The teaching hospital has 18 beds, three operating theaters, and an outpatient clinic. The hospital was refurbished by the Zimbabwe Orthopedic Trust in partnership with the Zimbabwean government and is located adjacent to United Bulawayo Hospital in Bulawayo.

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Our Mission, Vision, and Values

CURE is responding to Jesus’s call to heal the sick and proclaim the kingdom of God by providing the highest standard of surgical care to the world’s most vulnerable children for the proclamation and demonstration of the gospel. We envision a world where every child—regardless of religion, tribe, or financial standing—receives the surgical care they need and deserve.

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