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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.

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Beit-CURE Children’s
Hospital of Zambia

Beit-CURE Children’s
Hospital of Zambia

Beit-CURE Children’s
Hospital of Zambia

Beit-CURE Children’s
Hospital of Zambia

Beit-CURE Children’s
Hospital of Zambia

Changing Lives Since 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 rooms. In addition to world-class clinical service, CURE Zambia ministers to the emotional and spiritual needs of patients and their communities.

By the Numbers

CURE Zambia 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

26,000+

total surgical procedures

2,700

total medical professionals trained

What We Do

CURE Zambia provides world-class, comprehensive care to treat to children suffering from a variety of 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 Zambia, 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

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Plasdus | Bowed Legs

Before Surgery

Plasdus’s bowed legs caused him pain and limited his mobility. At school, his classmates ridiculed him because of his condition. 

After Surgery

CURE provided the surgical care and physical therapy Plasdus needed to straighten his leg. Today, he’s in school, engaged with his community, and looking forward to a bright future. 

Hospital Leadership Team

 

Senior Management Team
Physicians
Stephen Chishmba

Financial Controller

Margaret Guyan

Director of Prosthetics and Orthotics

Juliane Hachaambwa

Nurse Matron

Frida Kabaso

Executive Director

Terence Kombe

Spiritual Director

Dr. Giorgio Lastroni

Medical Director

Martin Mulongo

Operations Manager

Ireen Muzeta Zimba

Quality and Infection Control Manager

Dr. Haben Birhane

Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgeon

Dr. Giorgio Lastroni

Medical Director

Dr. Joseph Maweja

Medical Officer

Dr. Cyril Ilho Moyo

Orthopedic Surgeon

Dr. Chisomo Shawa

Orthopedic Surgeon

Dr. Dixon Chaponda Tembo

Anesthesiologist

Dr. Sindula Tshoma

Anesthesia Medical Officer

Dr. Meredith Workman

Plastic Surgeon

Senior Management Team
Stephen Chishmba

Financial Controller

Margaret Guyan

Director of Prosthetics and Orthotics

Juliane Hachaambwa

Nurse Matron

Frida Kabaso

Executive Director

Terence Kombe

Spiritual Director

Dr. Giorgio Lastroni

Medical Director

Martin Mulongo

Operations Manager

Ireen Muzeta Zimba

Quality and Infection Control Manager

Physicians
Dr. Haben Birhane

Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgeon

Dr. Giorgio Lastroni

Medical Director

Dr. Joseph Maweja

Medical Officer

Dr. Cyril Ilho Moyo

Orthopedic Surgeon

Dr. Chisomo Shawa

Orthopedic Surgeon

Dr. Dixon Chaponda Tembo

Anesthesiologist

Dr. Sindula Tshoma

Anesthesia Medical Officer

Dr. Meredith Workman

Plastic Surgeon