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
Current Status and Achievements
Training for medical practitioners
Comprehensive cleft care project
Medical instrument donation: Nasal endoscopy
Humanitarian relief project
Cooperation
CLAPP Hospital (Lahore)
- Contact person: Dr. Ghulam Qadir Fayyaz, Surgeon
- Contact number: (+92) 42 35174819-20
- Email: info@clapp.org.pk
5
Seed Medical Practitioners
4
Surgeons
1
Orthodontists