The German Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Deutsche Cleft Kinderhilfe e.V. has been supporting the care for underprivileged patients with cleft lip and palate in Pakistan since 2016.

Deutsche Cleft Kinderhilfe and the Pakistani NGOs Muskurahat Foundation Pakistan Trust (MFPT), Karachi, and Craniofascial Cleft Welfare Association (CCWA), Lahore, cooperate under the joint initiative Cleft Pakistan. The goal of Cleft Pakistan is to give patients suffering from cleft lip and palate free access to the best possible treatment for their condition.

• Muskurahat Foundation Pakistan Trust (MFPT), led by Prof. Dr. M. Ashraf Ganatra, serving Sindh and Balochistan
• Craniofascial Cleft Welfare Association (CCWA), led by Dr. Waseem Humayun, serving Punjab and surrounding regions

The two teams provide around 1,500 cleft surgeries per year. Additionally, Prof. Ganatra and his team offer comprehensive cleft care at the Muskurahat Center in Karachi. Under on roof patients receive free of cost surgery and multidisciplinary treatment. Treatment of cleft lip and palate is executed by a Pakistani team consisting of surgeons, pediatricians, orthodontists and speech language pathologists. 
Please find more information about the services provided under Cleft Pakistan on our services page here.

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Find out more about the Cleft Pakistan partners at their respective websites.

• Muskurahat Foundation Pakistan Trust, Prof. Dr. M. Ashraf Ganatra
• Craniofascial Cleft Welfare Association, Dr. Waseem Humayoun