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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 330,000 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

2022 Gerson L’Chaim Prize Brings Hope, Healing to Children with Spinal Deformities in Ethiopia

8 August 2023
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CURE International Teams with Thoughtworks to Digitize Pediatric Surgical Hospitals

15 June 2023
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CU Faculty Members Create an Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Program in Uganda With Virtual Consulting Support

6 April 2023
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Press Releases

Healthcare Executive and Board-Certified Surgeon, Dr. Vaughn Frigon, Named Chief Medical Officer of CURE International

23 August 2023
  Vaughn A. Frigon, MD, MMHC, FAAOS, brings over two decades of medical experience to help lead CURE’s growing network of charitable hospitals     GRAND RAPIDS, MI – August…
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CURE International to Develop a Free Open-Source Electronic Medical Record System for Charitable Hospitals

13 June 2023
Grand Rapids, MI –  DATE, JUNE 13, 2023: CURE International, a Christian nonprofit organization that operates a global network of eight charitable pediatric hospitals in developing countries, is building an…
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CURE International and Smile Train Tackle Clefts With New Global Partnership

5 December 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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