CURE International

Established in 2008, CURE Ethiopia performs over 2,500 reconstructive and orthopedic surgeries every year for children suffering from treatable disabilities. Located in the capital city of Addis Ababa, the teaching hospital has 70 beds and four operating rooms. CURE International partners with The College of Surgeons of East, Central, and Southern Africa (COSECSA) to serve as a regional learning institution by implementing an orthopedic pediatric training program at the residency and fellowship levels. CURE Ethiopia also provides emotional and spiritual support to patients and their communities.[5][6]

CURE Children's Hospital of Kenya in Kijabe

CURE Kenya was Africa's first orthopedic teaching hospital when it opened in Kijabe in 1998. Each year it performs over 1,500 reconstructive and orthopedic surgeries for children suffering from treatable disabilities. The teaching hospital has 47 beds and four operating rooms. CURE International partners with The College of Surgeons of East, Central, and Southern Africa (COSECSA) to serve as a regional learning institution by implementing an orthopedic pediatric training program at the residency and fellowship levels. CURE Kenya also provides emotional and spiritual support for patients and their communities. The African Inland Church (AIC) provided the initial land for the hospital premise as a gift to the people of Kenya.[7][8][9]

Beit CURE Children's Hospital of Malawi

Established in 2002, Beit-CURE International in Malawi is the only hospital in Sub-Saharan Africa recognized by the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Located in Blantyre, the teaching hospital comprises 58 beds, three operating theaters, and performs over 1,200 reconstructive and orthopedic surgeries each year for people suffering from treatable disabilities. CURE Malawi also provides emotional and spiritual support to patients and their communities. The Beit Trust, a UK-based charity, provided the initial funding for this facility as a gift to the people of Malawi.[10][11]

CURE Children's Hospital of Niger

Established in 2010, CURE Niger is the only hospital in the country of over 24 million that offers specialty surgical care for children living with treatable physical disabilities. Its location was chosen because it is central to one of the most underdeveloped regions in the world. Strategically located in Niamey, CURE Niger is a children's hospital offering 25 beds, two operating rooms, and a full range of high-demand ancillary and rehabilitation services to over 500 surgical patients each year. CURE Niger also provides emotional and spiritual support to patients and their communities.[12][13][14]

CURE Children's Hospital of the Philippines (Tebow CURE Hospital)

Established in 2014 through a partnership with the Tim Tebow Foundation, CURE Philippines performs over 1,200 reconstructive plastic and orthopedic surgeries every year for children suffering from treatable disabilities. Located in Davao City, the hospital has 30 beds and three operating rooms to treat pediatric patients with conditions like clubfoot, cleft lip and palate as well as disabilities following chronic burn contractures. CURE Philippines also provides emotional and spiritual support to patients and their communities.[15][16]

CURE and the Tebow Foundation announced plans to build a children's hospital in the fall of 2011 in the Philippines, the country where ESPN broadcaster Tim Tebow was born. The Tebow CURE Hospital in Davao City, on the island of Mindanao, will hold 30 beds and will specialize in orthopedics. Construction began in January 2012 and was completed in late 2014, with a grand opening in May 2015.[17][18][19]

CURE Children's Hospital of Uganda

Officially opened in Mbale, Uganda on January 19, 2001, CURE Uganda is one of Africa's leading pediatric hospitals for brain surgery and the treatment of neurological conditions.[20] It provides minimally-invasive endoscopic neurosurgical procedures and attracts surgeons from around the world to its CURE Neuro Fellowship Program.[21] The teaching hospital consists of three operating rooms, an 18-bed intensive care unit and 37 ward beds. Hospital staff complete approximately 1,500 surgical procedures annually for children with conditions including hydrocephalus, spina bifida, brain tumors, and other neural tube defects. CURE Uganda also provides emotional and spiritual support to patients and their communities.[22]

On August 2, 2011, three representatives of CURE Hydrocephalus testified in front of the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations. Dr. Benjamin Warf, former medical director of CURE Uganda, Dr. Steven Schiff, who conducted research at CURE Uganda, and Jim Cohick, Senior Vice President of Specialty Programs at CURE International, spoke on the issue.[23][24]

On August 1, 2022, BBC World Service Television reported on an innovative surgical procedure available at CURE Uganda for pediatric patients with hydrocephalus.[25]

Beit CURE Children's Hospital of Zambia

Established in 2006, CURE Zambia performs over 1,600 reconstructive, orthopedic, ENT, and audiological surgeries each year for children suffering from treatable disabilities.[26] Located in Lusaka, the teaching hospital comprises six buildings, 54 beds, and three operating theaters. CURE Zambia also provides emotional and spiritual support to patients and their communities. The Beit Trust, a UK-based charity, provided the funding for this facility as a centennial gift to the people of Zambia. CURE Zambia is a strategic partner with the Zambian Ministry of Health.[27][28][29]

CURE Children's Hospital of Zimbabwe

Established in April 2021, CURE Zimbabwe is the first and only 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.[30] The teaching hospital was expanded in 2023 to include 42 beds, three operating theaters, an outpatient clinic, and additional lodging for rehabilitation patients. The hospital was refurbished by the Zimbabwe Orthopedic Trust in partnership with the Zimbabwean government and is located adjacent to United Bulawayo Hospital (UBH) in Bulawayo.[31][32][33][34][35]