CURE International

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 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.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.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.[12][13][14] 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.Hospital staff complete approximately 1,500 surgical procedures annually for children with conditions including hydrocephalus, spina bifida, brain tumors, and other neural tube defects.[27][28][29] 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.When his tenure as CEO and President of Kirschner Medical was over, Harrison created the Crippled Children's United Rehabilitation Effort[37] (CCURE or C²URE, later CURE), hoping to meet that need.CURE International and True Sojourners entered into an agreement that transitioned the Kanad Hospital in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, between the parties, effective October 1, 2020.[51] Honduras: In 2013, the CURE Internacional Hospital de Ortopedia Pediátrica, located in San Pedro Sula, closed due to increasing insecurity in the country, and a lack of funding from the government.[58] Part of the training program includes the treatment of hydrocephalus using the endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization (ETV/CPC) procedure, a minimally invasive, shunt-less technique developed by Dr. Benjamin Warf.