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Help children heal.

Surgery and rehabilitation for children with treatable disabilities.

A smiling mother outside the hospital holds her baby, whose lip shows fresh stitches after cleft surgery.

Our Mission

To be a centre of excellence in Uganda, providing orthopaedic and plastic reconstructive surgery as well as comprehensive rehabilitation services for people with disabilities, prioritising children.

A crowd in blue CoRSU Walk bibs cheers with arms raised around children in wheelchairs and on crutches.

Our Vision

That people with disability in Uganda are able to access rehabilitation services that improve their quality of life, and that they are fully integrated in society.

A smiling boy with a 3D-printed below-knee prosthesis stands in a hospital corridor with both arms raised.

3D printed orthoses and prostheses

Custom braces and limbs, printed in Uganda.

With support from CBM, our technologists scan, design and print orthoses and prostheses here at the hospital, each one shaped to the person who will wear it.

children and adults fitted since 2024
613
aged 18 or under
89%
median wait from assessment to fitting
8 days

Waiting time cut from 21 to 60 days down to 8 to 25 days.

How it works

  1. Assess
  2. Scan
  3. Design
  4. Print
  5. Fit

Core values

  • A smiling mother in a red top holds up her baby, who was born with a cleft lip.

    Patient focus

  • Nurses and clinical staff in colourful scrubs stand smiling in the doorway of a ward.

    Integrated teamwork

  • A young woman carrying a child on her back pushes a girl in a wheelchair past playground swings.

    Respect and courtesy

  • A man in a CoRSU polo shirt speaks to community members seated around a hall.

    Open communication

  • A woman speaks into a microphone at a podium in front of a CoRSU backdrop.

    Transparency and accountability

  • A technician adjusts a prosthetic component in the orthopaedic workshop while colleagues watch.

    Creativity and innovation