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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.

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  • Ministry Outreach
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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.

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

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2024 Year in Review

See the lives changed through your 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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Next Steps

Give, serve, and help kids heal with CURE.

  • Ways to Give
  • Support a Campaign
  • Join the Team
  • Peer to Peer
  • Radio Partnerships

Sponsor a Surgery

Provide life-changing surgical and ministry care.

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Ways to Give

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.

Peer to Peer Fundraisers

You can start your peer-to-peer fundraiser here!

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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.

CURE Neuro

Helping children with hydrocephalus and spina bifida survive and thrive through treatment, training, and research.

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Treatment

Comprehensive treatment strategy that saves lives

  • Early detection
  • Timely intervention
  • Research-informed practice
  • Focused follow-up
  • Compassionate care
Training

On-site training at CURE Uganda

  • 15+ years of experience in the endoscopic treatment of hydrocephalus
  • High clinical volume (over 2,000 surgeries each year)
  • Expert faculty, surgical & clinical teams
Research

An emphasis on research to save and improve lives

  • 25+ global publications. (JNS, NEJM, Lancet)
  • Informing global practice in treatment of hydrocephalus & spina bifida
  • A core of CURE Neuro fellows & partners

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Key Staff
Dr. Emmanuel Wegoye

Medical Director

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Joshua Menya

Program Manager

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Esseli Nabukwasi

Senior Program Coordinator

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Key Staff
Dr. Emmanuel Wegoye

Medical Director

Read Bio
Joshua Menya

Program Manager

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Esseli Nabukwasi

Senior Program Coordinator

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Contact Us

Contact us if interested in the any of the following:

  • CURE Neuro Fellowship (self-funded/scholarship)
  • Becoming a Partnership Treatment Location
  • Exploring Research Collaboration
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Dr. Emmanuel Wegoye

Medical Director

Dr. Emmanuel Wegoye serves as the medical director at the CURE Children’s Hospital of Uganda.  In this role, he is responsible for setting and maintaining the highest standards of lifesaving surgical and medical care for the patients CURE Uganda treats.

Dr. Emma completed medical school at Uganda’s Mbarara University of Science and Technology. He  completed his master’s in neurosurgery and fellowship training at the University of Cape Town. Prior to joining CURE, Dr. Emma served at BethanyKids at AIC Kijabe Hospital, where he was head of pediatric neurosurgery.

Dr. Emma and his wife, Florence, have three children.

Joshua Menya

Program Manager

Joshua Menya serves as the program manager for CURE Neuro in Uganda. He runs the day-to-day operations of the program, including the management of the global staff in Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, and monitors and evaluates the efficacy of the program and partner treatment locations.

Before joining CURE, Joshua worked as a technology training officer and monitoring and evaluation coordinator at Spark MicroGrants in Uganda.

Joshua has a bachelor’s degree in computational sciences from Uganda Christian University, a postgraduate degree in project planning and management from Makerere University Business School, and an MBA from Uganda Christian University.

He enjoys working with CURE because of the spiritual ministry we provide, in addition to the medical care.

Outside work, Joshua loves to spend time with his wife, Mariam, and his three wonderful boys: Nathan, Mitch, and Jayden.

Esseli Nabukwasi

Senior Program Coordinator

Esseli serves as Senior Program Coordinator for CURE Neuro in Uganda. In this position, she coordinates travel, logistics, and licenses for the doctors completing fellowships at the hospitals. She also supports the care coordinators, receives and reviews data reports, and coordinates equipment orders for all CURE Neuro partner treatment locations.

Prior to her current role, Esseli was an Administrative Assistant at CURE Uganda and then a Program Coordinator and Senior Program Coordinator for CURE Neuro. She has an undergraduate degree from Kyambongo University and postgraduate degrees from University of the Western Cape and Uganda Management Institute.

Esseli enjoys being part of what God is doing through CURE to bring healing and restore the brokenhearted.

Outside of her work at CURE, Esseli likes serving at her local church and spending time with her husband, Ivan.

Dr. Emmanuel Wegoye

Medical Director

Dr. Emmanuel Wegoye serves as the medical director at the CURE Children’s Hospital of Uganda.  In this role, he is responsible for setting and maintaining the highest standards of lifesaving surgical and medical care for the patients CURE Uganda treats.

Dr. Emma completed medical school at Uganda’s Mbarara University of Science and Technology. He  completed his master’s in neurosurgery and fellowship training at the University of Cape Town. Prior to joining CURE, Dr. Emma served at BethanyKids at AIC Kijabe Hospital, where he was head of pediatric neurosurgery.

Dr. Emma and his wife, Florence, have three children.

Joshua Menya

Program Manager

Joshua Menya serves as the program manager for CURE Neuro in Uganda. He runs the day-to-day operations of the program, including the management of the global staff in Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, and monitors and evaluates the efficacy of the program and partner treatment locations.

Before joining CURE, Joshua worked as a technology training officer and monitoring and evaluation coordinator at Spark MicroGrants in Uganda.

Joshua has a bachelor’s degree in computational sciences from Uganda Christian University, a postgraduate degree in project planning and management from Makerere University Business School, and an MBA from Uganda Christian University.

He enjoys working with CURE because of the spiritual ministry we provide, in addition to the medical care.

Outside work, Joshua loves to spend time with his wife, Mariam, and his three wonderful boys: Nathan, Mitch, and Jayden.

Esseli Nabukwasi

Senior Program Coordinator

Esseli serves as Senior Program Coordinator for CURE Neuro in Uganda. In this position, she coordinates travel, logistics, and licenses for the doctors completing fellowships at the hospitals. She also supports the care coordinators, receives and reviews data reports, and coordinates equipment orders for all CURE Neuro partner treatment locations.

Prior to her current role, Esseli was an Administrative Assistant at CURE Uganda and then a Program Coordinator and Senior Program Coordinator for CURE Neuro. She has an undergraduate degree from Kyambongo University and postgraduate degrees from University of the Western Cape and Uganda Management Institute.

Esseli enjoys being part of what God is doing through CURE to bring healing and restore the brokenhearted.

Outside of her work at CURE, Esseli likes serving at her local church and spending time with her husband, Ivan.

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