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Expecting a Blessing: After Years of Waiting, Evance Receives Clubfoot Surgery
By the time Dorothy arrived at CURE Malawi with her son, Evance, you could see in her face the journey she had endured. The extra farming jobs she picked up…
From Pain to Peace Because of You
No child should have to drop out of school because of a painful, debilitating condition that is treatable. Yet, that is the decision Mgwayisi in Malawi was forced to make….
BBC News Features CURE Uganda’s Shuntless Solution for Hydrocephalus
Thirteen years ago in Kenya, a two-week-old baby named Milan was diagnosed with acquired hydrocephalus, a life-threatening condition in which fluid builds up inside the child’s brain at the time…
Living Her Dreams: New Milestones, New Beginnings, and Abundant Blessings
After her clubfoot was surgically corrected, Lucy gained the confidence to interact with people and pursue her dreams. Today, if you met 22-year-old Lucy from Kenya, you might not believe…
This is Carmen!
Recently, Dr. Collen at CURE Zimbabwe completed the first procedure to separate his fingers at no cost to him or his family. Without this care, his genetic condition would likely…
Eda’s Dream: A Young Girl’s Journey to Healing and Her Goal of Becoming a Nurse
In places where medical resources are scarce, simple childhood accidents can become lifelong disabilities. This could have been the case for Eda, a charming and resilient 14-year-old girl from Malawi,…
The CUREkid that melted the heart of the President
On 14th May 2021, the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Dr. Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, paid an official visit to the CURE Children’s Hospital of Zimbabwe to celebrate its grand…
From cursed to blessed, three sisters are treated for brittle bone disease in Niger
“Cursed! Cursed!” is usually yelled or whispered around the corners of African rural areas about someone who is visibly sick. It is common for a child who has an obvious condition,…
Making friends and finding healing: Meet Swabra!
Pictured above: Swabra, her mother, and her brother at CURE Kenya Swabra is an 8-year-old happy, enthusiastic, and inquisitive girl. Unfortunately, when she was four years old, Swabra contracted malaria. She was taken…
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….
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