Pediatric Surgery Center
Kijabe, Kenya
 

African children suffer from an unusually high rate of physical deformities due to their difficult living conditions, high accident rates and lack of proper medical treatment. To make matters worse, the World Health Organization reports that in East and Southern Africa, there are only 29 surgeons with pediatric surgical training available to treat children in this vast area. In the forefront of pediatric/orthopedic surgery is the AIC CURE International Children's Hospital in Kijabe, Kenya. The hospital was established in 1998 in cooperation with the African Inland Church, and operates on 2,500 children a year for conditions such as complex spinal disease, congenital abnormalities, clubfoot and various injuries.

In a effort to expand on these good works, The Caris Foundation is funding the construction of the Caris Orthopedic Building at the CURE Hospital. This 400 square meter facility will dramatically increase the capacity of the hospital, and more importantly, will become the Kenya Orthopedic Residency Center. The center will work in cooperation with Makerere University Medical School in Uganda, and will produce ten trained orthopedic surgeons annually. Once the construction of the building is complete, USAID will furnish all equipment necessary for the facility.

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