Results for Access to Essential Surgery
The need for children’s medical care in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is one of the pillar nations of southern Africa. Zimbabwe is named after the imposing fortress Great Zimbabwe, which is the largest ancient structure south of the Sahara Desert….
Traveling from Zimbabwe to Zambia to be healed: Christian finds a way!
Christian is a strong, intelligent, young Zimbabwean man who just so happened to be born with a condition called clubfoot. With this condition, his feet essentially curve in on themselves….
The need for children’s medical care in Kenya
Kenya is a beautiful country located in East Africa and is the home of the famous Mount Kenya. Most people travel to Kenya on safari just to see all the…
Patient hostel completed at CURE Zambia
Over the years, we have witnessed an increase in the number of patients seeking services from CURE Zambia. In order for us to meet this need, we began construction of…
Safe Anaesthesia during COVID
On the 30th January, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a public health emergency that was upgraded to a pandemic on the 11th March, and elective surgery such as…
Ethiopia’s First Full Femur Replacement
You might know the story. A shepherd is out with his sheep and one goes missing. The rest of the sheep are happily munching on grass, but the shepherd is…
Reaching Patients in a Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many things around the world including how we do things at CURE Zambia. But one thing we refuse to change is our mission of healing…
The journey to accessibility excellence
Here at CURE Niger, as with all CURE hospitals throughout the network, we’re striving to serve the children of our country who are needlessly suffering from treatable disabilities—like clubfoot, bowlegs,…
Can mission hospitals contribute to capacity building?
CURE International is well-placed within the countries it serves to help foster change in surgical expertise through training and hosting international experts. CURE strives to be an effective partner with…
Nurses: the heart of essential surgery
Often, the discussion around global surgery focuses on the surgeons and the important work they do. This is understandable, as there is a considerable dearth of surgeons in low- and…