CURE Children's Hospital of Kenya

What CURE Children's Hospital of Kenya does

CURE Children's Hospital of Kenya is a 501(c)(3) non-profit pediatric orthopedic teaching hospital located in Kijabe, Kenya, operating under parent CURE International and affiliated with the African Inland Church. Founded in 1998, it was Kenya's first orthopedic teaching hospital and Africa's first pediatric orthopedic teaching hospital, comprising 56 beds, three operating rooms, an outpatient clinic, and a 14-bed patient hostel. The hospital specializes in surgically treatable physical disabilities including clubfoot, bowed legs, knock knees, cleft lip and palate, burn contractures, osteogenesis imperfecta, windswept legs, and untreated trauma, with an in-house prosthetics and orthotics workshop producing approximately 2,500 assistive devices annually.

The hospital delivers a full care continuum: pre-surgical diagnostics, nutritional support, and counseling; surgical interventions by COSECSA-accredited pediatric orthopedic surgeons; and post-surgical physiotherapy, assistive device fitting, and follow-up care. A community engagement layer includes mobile clinics reaching rural villages and refugee camps, pastor training via a proprietary Theology of Disability curriculum, and disability advocacy. A patient ministry layer provides play therapy, biblical counseling, and bedside spiritual support. The hospital also functions as a training institution, delivering COSECSA-accredited residency and fellowship programs that have trained 1,462 doctors across 132 events.

All medical care is provided at no cost to patients regardless of ethnicity, religion, or economic status. Revenue is generated entirely through donations, grants, and strategic partnerships with organizations including CBM Germany, Smile Train, Child Fund, COSECSA, MOHI, LimbKind Foundation, and corporate donors such as GardaWorld and M-Pesa Foundation. The hospital operates a Nairobi satellite clinic for outpatient specialty services and SafeCare Level 5 accreditation, the highest quality tier under the SafeCare framework.

Name

CURE Children's Hospital of Kenya

Legal name

AIC-CURE Children's Hospital of Kenya

Website

https://curekenya.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CURE Children's Hospital of Kenya is a non-profit pediatric orthopedic teaching hospital in Kijabe, Kenya, providing free surgical care for children with treatable disabilities such as clubfoot, cleft conditions, and limb deformities. Operating since 1998 under CURE International, it trains doctors continent-wide via COSECSA and funds operations entirely through donations and partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Hospital Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (621340), Offices of Physicians (6211), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Educational Support Services (611710), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Children’s Hospitals & Pediatric Health Systems (HLAFAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pediatric Rehabilitation & Developmental Therapy Centers (PT/OT/SLP) (HLAFAJAL), Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Practices (HLAFAJAF)

Keywords

• Pediatric orthopedic surgery
• Reconstructive surgery services
• Charitable healthcare
• Medical training programs
• Mobile clinic outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Kijabe

HQ country

Kenya

HQ region

Africa

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: CURE Kenya is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that provides all medical care at no cost to patients. All funding comes from generous contributions of donors, non-profit partners, and insurance programs. Children are treated without charge regardless of ethnicity, religion, or economic status.
2. Partnership Funding: Funding from strategic medical and ministry partners including CBM Germany, Smile Train, Child Fund, and others who support specific programs like surgeries, mobile clinics, training, and assistive device provision.
3. M-Pesa and Bank Donations: Donations accepted via M-Pesa Paybill (940400), bank transfers to Absa Bank Kenya, and cheque donations payable to AIC CURE International Hospital.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CURE Children's Hospital of Kenya is a non-profit pediatric surgical hospital providing free orthopedic and reconstructive surgery to children with treatable disabilities such as clubfoot, cleft lip/palate, bowed legs, knock knees, osteogenesis imperfecta, burn contractures, and windswept legs. The hospital supplements clinical care with pre-surgery diagnostics and nutritional support, post-surgery physiotherapy and assistive device fitting, mobile clinic outreach to remote communities, accredited medical training in partnership with COSECSA, and Christian ministry programs including biblical counseling and play therapy.

Product overview

CURE Children's Hospital of Kenya operates as a specialized pediatric orthopedic and reconstructive surgical hospital with a comprehensive care model. The core offering centers on surgical interventions for treatable disabilities (including bowed legs, clubfoot, cleft conditions, knock knees, and burn contractures), supported by pre-surgery diagnostics and nutritional preparation, and post-surgery rehabilitation including physiotherapy and assistive device fitting. Beyond clinical care, the hospital delivers holistic patient ministry through play therapy, biblical counseling, and bedside spiritual support. Community outreach is provided through mobile clinics that reach remote villages, pastor training programs, and disability advocacy initiatives. The hospital also operates medical training programs for healthcare professionals in partnership with COSECSA.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pediatric Orthopedic and Reconstructive Surgical Care
• Mobile Clinic Outreach
• Accredited Medical Training Programs
• Prosthetics and Orthotics Services
• Inpatient Hospital Care
• Nairobi Satellite Clinic

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• LimbKind FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026LimbKind Foundation is a nonprofit that helps children who need prosthetic limbs. Through partnership with CURE International and LimbKind Foundation, children receive free prosthetic assessments and surgeries at AIC CURE Children's Hospital of Kenya. During April Limb Loss Month 2026, over 50 prosthetic limbs were made and given for free to children.
• College of Surgeons of East, Central, and Southern Africa (COSECSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOSECSA is the region's leading body for surgical training and certification, setting standards across 14 countries in East, Central, and Southern Africa. CURE Kenya partners with COSECSA to provide accredited residency and fellowship programs in pediatric orthopedics, anesthesiology, neurosurgery, and other surgical disciplines. Under this partnership, CURE International's training program has trained 1,462 doctors in 132 separate events.
• CBM GermanymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCurrently implementing a 3-year project MYP 4045 focused on improving quality of life for children with disabilities. Activities include medical interventions through surgeries, devices, rehabilitation, mobile clinics, and improved human resource capacity for orthopedic medical care.
• Smile TrainmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSmile Train supports provision of surgical interventions for cleft lips and cleft palates. Further support includes ICU equipment and speech therapy camps.
• CBM GlobalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCBM Global partners with CURE and Safaricom Foundation on the Wezesha Elimu project focused on eliminating barriers to education access for children with disabilities. CURE provides medical interventions needed by children in the program.
• Child FundmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerChild Fund partnership entails provision of children to surgical interventions. Child Fund mobilizes children while CURE provides surgeries and follow-up care.
• Hope and HealingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplementing a 1-year project focused on enhanced participation of children with disabilities through access to specialized pediatric orthopedic services. Activities include disability health education, awareness campaigns, mobile clinics, surgical interventions, training of health workers, and provision of orthotic devices.
• Cheshire Disability ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing collaboration initially focused on provision of surgeries and devices, expanded to include training of CURE partners and support towards mobile clinics.
• MOHI (Mission of Hope International Africa)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMOHI collaborates with CURE in carrying out mobile clinics in remote locations. MOHI handles patient mobilization and post-op follow-up while CURE carries out mobile clinics and provides medical intervention including surgery, devices, and rehabilitation. Currently operating in Bura, Kargi, Namarei, and Kilifi.
• Tim Tebow FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTim Tebow Foundation partners with CURE Kenya in carrying out an annual dinner for children with disabilities, giving a prom night experience centered on God's love for people with special needs.
• MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMAF provides aviation services to CURE Kenya and MOHI teams to reach children in need of medical interventions in remote areas of Bura, Kargi, Namarei, and Kilifi.
• Impact Stories FundminorGTM or Marketing PartnerImpact Stories Fund drives social change through powerful storytelling using documentaries. They find mission-driven organizations with stories of resilience, transformation, and hope, and fund the entire process of producing documentary films.
• CarolynJane FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation's mission is to bring orthopedic spine care to rural areas of need. CURE Kenya mobilizes and provides facilities for spine surgeries while the Carolyn Jane team provides expertise and implants.
• AIC Health MinistriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIC Health Ministries is a department of the African Inland Church providing spiritual care and quality healthcare to rural and remote areas of Kenya. CURE Kenya, under the AIC umbrella, is part of this network of care facilities through church affiliation.
• GardaWorld Security – AfricaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGardaWorld Security – Africa supports facilitating surgeries for children with clubfoot conditions, having supported over 30 surgeries since 2024 to improve and restore physical function and mobility.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Smile Train: Global nonprofit funding free cleft lip and palate surgeries in low- and middle-income countries. Comparable as a charity-funded pediatric surgical organization and active partner of CURE Kenya for cleft procedures and related speech therapy.
• AIC Kijabe Hospital: AIC-affiliated teaching hospital co-located in Kijabe, Kenya where CURE Kenya operates. Comparable as a faith-based Kenyan teaching hospital with surgical residency programs, training partnerships, and overlapping patient population, sharing infrastructure and AIC governance ties.
• Shriners Hospitals for Children: Specialty pediatric orthopedic hospital network providing free care to children regardless of ability to pay. Comparable as a charity-funded pediatric orthopedic teaching hospital with strong residency training programs and similar mission-driven, no-cost-to-patient model.
• CBM International: Christian disability-focused INGO funding medical care, rehabilitation, and assistive devices for children with disabilities in low-income countries. Direct peer and partner of CURE Kenya running disability programs, orthopedic care delivery, and community-based rehabilitation.
• Beit-CURE Hospital (Zambia): Sister CURE International hospital in Zambia providing pediatric orthopedic surgery and rehabilitation. Direct peer within the same CURE network operating the identical faith-based pediatric orthopedic teaching hospital model in another African country.
• BethanyKids: Faith-based organization providing pediatric surgical and rehabilitation care for children with disabilities across Africa, including Kenya. Directly comparable to CURE Kenya as a pediatric surgical mission operating in similar low-resource settings with a similar patient demographic.
• CURE Children's Hospital of Ethiopia: Sister CURE International hospital providing pediatric orthopedic and reconstructive surgery in Ethiopia. Direct peer with identical operating model, donor base, clinical specialty, and training partnership with COSECSA.

Broad incumbents

• St. Jude Children's Research Hospital: Leading pediatric specialty hospital providing free treatment regardless of family ability to pay, funded by charitable donations. Comparable as a charity-funded pediatric specialty hospital with research and training functions, though focused on pediatric oncology rather than orthopedics.

Emerging players

• LimbKind Foundation: Nonprofit providing free prosthetic limbs to children in need globally and active partner of CURE Kenya for prosthetic assessments and surgeries. Comparable as a specialty pediatric assistive device provider with overlapping patient population and emerging presence in African pediatric rehabilitation.
• Mercy Ships: Hospital ship-based charity delivering free surgical care, including orthopedic procedures, to underserved African populations. Comparable as a faith-based organization providing free pediatric specialty surgery in Africa with similar donor-funded model, though delivered via floating hospital rather than fixed facility.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CURE_Kenya
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@CUREorg
• Facebookfacebook.com/curekenya
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cure-children-s-hospital-of-kenya
• Instagraminstagram.com/curekenya

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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