CURE International is a Christian nonprofit organization based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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CURE International is a Christian nonprofit organization based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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CURE International operates a pediatric specialty training program called CURE International Neuro helping children with hydrocephalus and spina bifida survive and thrive through global partnerships.
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Since its inception, CURE International Neuro has trained 41 surgeons from 23 low- and middle-income countries.
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Today, CURE International is the largest provider of pediatric surgical care in the developing world.
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In 2006, CURE International acquired Oasis Hospital in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
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CURE International established a program to treat infant clubfoot called CURE International Clubfoot Worldwide, in 2006.
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In 2019, CURE International Clubfoot separated from CURE International as a new independent NGO, and was renamed Hope Walks.
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Ethiopia: The CURE International Ethiopia Children's Hospital, established in 2008, is a pediatric orthopedic teaching hospital in Addis Ababa.
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The AIC-CURE International Children's Hospital is a 30-bed hospital that serves approximately 8,000 children per year, operating mobile clinics to remote regions.
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Afghanistan: CURE International accepted the invitation from Afghan Ministry of Public Health to take over a hospital located in Kabul in January, 2005.
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In July 2019, CURE International entered into an agreement that transitioned the Afghanistan hospital located in Kabul over to Be Team International.
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On 24 April 2014, three CURE International physicians were killed by an Afghan security guard, among them one American, Dr Jerry Umanos, a pediatrician.
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CURE International continues to work in the country through its specialty hydrocephalus program.
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CURE International Clubfoot's goal is to eradicate clubfoot in the developing world, with over 220,000 children born each year with the deformity.
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