Supporting extraordinary surgeons who advance
global health

In 1997, Tim Mead, M.D., an orthopaedic surgeon from Michigan, made what he thought would be a once-in-a-lifetime visit to Africa. Immensely moved by the need he witnessed, Dr. Mead joined with CURE International to open the AIC CURE International Children’s Hospital in Kenya and relocated there with his family.

The 30-bed hospital specializes in treating children with the kinds of physical disabilities that may make them social outcasts with limited opportunities. Unique in East Africa, AIC CURE serves 8,000 people annually on-site and in mobile clinics.

The hospital is also a teaching center, providing residencies in orthopaedic surgery to African doctors – a service that helps keep medical talent from leaving the continent and therefore improves the overall quality of care. Six physicians have completed their residencies, and five more are currently in training. Among them are Dr. Mesfin Estub and Dr. Tewodros Tilahun, who plan to return to their native Ethiopia to practice. Stryker is proud to support this vital mission with surgical instruments, instrument repair services and surgeon training materials.