Pakistan

Introduction

NCF cooperates with Cleft Lip & Palate Association of Pakistan (CLAPP) offering NAM and speech therapy services for cleft patients in Pakistan. NCF also supports the Medical Personnel Program for the Pakistani doctors who are passionate for the cleft lip and palate medical treatments and surgery. Taiwan has donated 3,800 tons of rice to Pakistan for flood relief since 2010 and benefited more than 380,000 Pakistani families.

Background

Population: 216.5 million
Population growth rate: 2.1 %
Average life expectancy: 67 years old
Land area: 796,000 sq.km
Average national income (GNI per capita, Atlas method): US$1,410
(Sources: World Bank, 2019)

Current Status and Achievements

Training for medical practitioners

Comprehensive cleft care project

Medical instrument donation: Nasal endoscopy

Humanitarian relief project: rice donation

Number of seed medical practitioners

5

surgeons

4

orthodontists

1

Cooperation

CLAPP Hospital (Lahore)

Contact person: Dr. Ghulam Qadir Fayyaz, Surgeon
Contact number: (+92) 42 35174819-20
Email: info@clapp.org.pk