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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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CURE Children’s
Hospital of Zimbabwe

CURE Children’s
Hospital of Zimbabwe

CURE Children’s
Hospital of Zimbabwe

CURE Children’s
Hospital of Zimbabwe

CURE Children’s
Hospital of Zimbabwe

Changing Lives Since 2021

CURE Zimbabwe is the first and only charitable children’s hospital in the country of 14 million people to provide orthopedic care for disabilities such as clubfoot, bowed legs, and knock knees to children regardless of their economic status. The teaching hospital has 18 beds, three operating rooms, and an outpatient clinic. CURE Zimbabwe ministers to the emotional and spiritual needs of patients and their communities.

By the Numbers

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

970+ 

surgeries/year

1,700+

total surgical procedures

1,000+

total medical professionals trained

What We Do

CURE Zimbabwe provides world-class, comprehensive care for 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 Zimbabwe, 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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Tanaka | Clubfoot

Before Surgery

Tanaka was born with clubfoot—a condition that prevented full mobility for this spirited little girl. Luckily, her family received a referral to CURE Zimbabwe.

After Surgery

CURE provided the surgeries and casting Tanaka needed to straighten her feet. Today, she can walk, run, and attend school with her friends.

Hospital Leadership Team

 

Senior Management Team
Physicians
Martin Chipimo

Program Manager

Faith Gondwe

Human Resource Manager

Wilson Maclean Kakumura

Quality and Patient Safety Manager

Terrence Kandiado

Head of Finance and Administration

Grace Mangwende

Spiritual Director

Dr. Collen Msasanure

Doctor in Charge

Edith Mutsatsa

Nurse Manager

Jonathan Simpson

Executive Director

Dr. Tongai Chitsamatanga

Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon

Dr. Andrew Hodges

Lead Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon

Dr. Sarah Hodges

Lead for Anesthesia & Critical Care

Dr. Collen Msasanure

Doctor in Charge

Dr. Sam Weston-Simons

Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon

Senior Management Team
Martin Chipimo

Program Manager

Faith Gondwe

Human Resource Manager

Wilson Maclean Kakumura

Quality and Patient Safety Manager

Terrence Kandiado

Head of Finance and Administration

Grace Mangwende

Spiritual Director

Dr. Collen Msasanure

Doctor in Charge

Edith Mutsatsa

Nurse Manager

Jonathan Simpson

Executive Director

Physicians
Dr. Tongai Chitsamatanga

Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon

Dr. Andrew Hodges

Lead Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon

Dr. Sarah Hodges

Lead for Anesthesia & Critical Care

Dr. Collen Msasanure

Doctor in Charge

Dr. Sam Weston-Simons

Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon