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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.

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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CURE Children’s
Hospital of Ethiopia

CURE Children’s
Hospital of Ethiopia

CURE Children’s
Hospital of Ethiopia

Changing Lives Since 2008

CURE Ethiopia has been a place of hope since opening its doors in 2008. As a teaching hospital in partnership with the College of Surgeons of East, Central, and Southern Africa (COSECSA), we are multiplying the next generation of healthcare workers through our residency and fellowship training programs. With 70 beds, four operating rooms, and an outpatient clinic, we provide both world-class medical care and minister to the emotional and spiritual needs of patients and their communities.

By the Numbers

CURE Ethiopia provides surgical care to children regardless of their economic status, ethnicity, religious background, or gender. Support from generous donors makes it possible.

3,000+

surgeries/year

 

30,000+

total surgical procedures

2,400+

medical professionals trained

What We Do

CURE provides world-class, comprehensive surgical care for children suffering from life-limiting yet treatable conditions. Because all care is sponsored through the generosity of donors like you, children and their families can focus on one thing: healing.

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Conditions We Treat

Bowed Legs

legs that bend outward at the knees

Burn Contractures

lack of joint movement or mobility due to a severe, often untreated burn

Cleft Lip

separation in the lip

Cleft Palate

separation in the roof of the mouth

Clubfoot

condition where the foot is twisted inward

Genu Valgum (Knock Knees)

legs that curve inward at the knees

Osteogenesis Imperfecta (Brittle Bone Disease)

soft or weak bones that bend and break frequently

Untreated Trauma

untreated broken bones that heal improperly and cause mobility problems

Windswept Legs

the combination of bowed legs and knock knees; one leg bows inward and the other outward

Spiritual Care

At CURE Ethiopia, our staff is trained to reflect kingdom values in their work and to seek opportunities to share God’s love in word and deed.

Before
After

CUREkid Spotlight, CURE Ethiopia

Megertu | Clubfoot

Before Surgery

Megertu was born with clubfoot, a condition that made it hard for her to walk, prevented her from attending school regularly, and brought her ridicule.

After Surgery

Surgery to correct her clubfoot transformed Megertu’s life. She says, “[Now I have] a productive, independent life. I am happier, I learned to pray, and I have compassion for people suffering.”

Read Megertu’s story

Hospital Leadership Team

 

Senior Management Team
Physicians
Adey Abate

Executive Director

Dr. Yodit Enkossa

Pediatrician

Sara Kahsay

Nursing Director

Debebe Leta

Program Manager

Metesabia Mamo

Human Resource Director

Dr. Tim Nunn

Medical Director

Abinet Takele

Finance Director

Mesfin Taye

Counseling Director

Mahlet Teshome

Director of Facilities

Dr. Stefano Bolongaro

Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon / Ethiopia

Dr. Yodit Enkossa

Pediatrician

Dr. Mesfin Etsub

Orthopedic Surgeon

Dr. Tirunesh Busha Gemechu

Pediatric Anesthesiologist

Dr. Tesfaye Mulat

General Plastic Surgeon

Dr. Tim Nunn

Medical Director

Dr. Tihut Teshome

Pediatric Anesthesiologist

Dr. Tewodros Tilahun Zerfu

Orthopedic Surgeon

Dr. Laurence Wicks

Orthopedic Surgeon

Dr. Wubshet Aderaw Workneh

Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon

Senior Management Team
Adey Abate

Executive Director

Dr. Yodit Enkossa

Pediatrician

Sara Kahsay

Nursing Director

Debebe Leta

Program Manager

Metesabia Mamo

Human Resource Director

Dr. Tim Nunn

Medical Director

Abinet Takele

Finance Director

Mesfin Taye

Counseling Director

Mahlet Teshome

Director of Facilities

Physicians
Dr. Stefano Bolongaro

Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon / Ethiopia

Dr. Yodit Enkossa

Pediatrician

Dr. Mesfin Etsub

Orthopedic Surgeon

Dr. Tirunesh Busha Gemechu

Pediatric Anesthesiologist

Dr. Tesfaye Mulat

General Plastic Surgeon

Dr. Tim Nunn

Medical Director

Dr. Tihut Teshome

Pediatric Anesthesiologist

Dr. Tewodros Tilahun Zerfu

Orthopedic Surgeon

Dr. Laurence Wicks

Orthopedic Surgeon

Dr. Wubshet Aderaw Workneh

Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon