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About CURE International

CURE International is a Christian nonprofit organization operating a global network of eight children’s hospitals that offer free surgical interventions for children living with treatable disabilities. CURE hospitals provide life-changing care for children suffering from conditions such as cleft lip/palate, neglected clubfoot, bowed legs, burn contractures, spina bifida, brain tumors, and hydrocephalus. In addition to world-class clinical service, CURE ministers to the emotional and spiritual needs of patients and their communities. Since its inception in 1998, CURE has completed more than 5.3 million patient visits and 315,000 life-changing surgeries. CURE has hospitals in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Niger, Philippines, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. For more information, visit https://cure.org.

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Debbie Stowell

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Media Mentions

CURE International appoints Fred Bw’Ombongi to its board

November 30, 2022
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CURE International on Fox News: How to Help Children get the Medical Treatment they Need

October 9, 2022
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BBC News Features CURE Uganda’s Shuntless Solution for Hydrocephalus

Hospital Updates | September 2, 2022
BBC News visited CURE Uganda in May 2022 to document Milan’s incredible story and to raise awareness of endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV), an alternative procedure. Thirteen years ago in Kenya,…
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Press Releases

CURE International and Smile Train Tackle Clefts With New Global Partnership

December 5, 2022
Goal: Expand cleft care and double cleft surgical capacity across the hospital network GRAND RAPIDS, MI – December 5, 2022: Each of CURE International’s seven pediatric orthopedic hospitals across Africa…
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Healthcare Leader Fred Bw’Ombongi Joins CURE International Board Of Directors

November 29, 2022
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.– November 29, 2022: CURE International, a Christian global nonprofit organization based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, that operates a global network of eight charitable pediatric hospitals around the…
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CURE International Relaunches International Aid to Maximize Impact for People in Need

October 28, 2022
International Aid will again serve children and families impacted by natural disasters and humanitarian crises in the United States and around the world GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Friday, October 28,…
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