The problem of cleft lip and palate is the number one congenital birth defect in many developing countries. This defect, taken as a routine in developed countries where treatment is accessible, grows every year with 200,000 clef births. In countries like Pakistan, POVERTY – NOT MEDICINE – IS THE PRIMARY BARRIER TO TREATMENT
HASWA has been providing free reconstructive surgery of lip and cleft palate to deserving children in collaboration with Patel Hospital Karachi and SmileTrain, a New York based organization. With their combined resources, hundreds of children have received this corrective surgery completely free of cost.
Children, who were mis-treated and left in orphanages because of their deformity, can now face their future with a smile.
