DR. Ijaz Bashir

Decent Welfare Society

Decent Welfare Society (DWS) provides community support and humanitarian relief in response to emerging needs, alongside its ongoing programs in disability rehabilitation and community health. It delivers social welfare services at an institutional level. Currently, DWS operates through its subsidiary organizations, including the Mohamed & Jubaida Gatrad Artificial Limb and Clubfoot Centre, Sook Kalan Dispensary, and Khawaja Muhammad Aslam Free Eye Clinic.

Club Foot Center

The Rehabilitation Centre for Persons with Disabilities, namely the Mahomed Gatrad Artificial Limb and Clubfoot Centre, is a specialized health facility operated under Decent Welfare Society. It is named after Mahomed Gatrad, the father of its benefactor, Dr. Abdul Rashid Gatrad, who is also a close friend of Dr. Ijaz Bashir. The centre provides comprehensive treatment and rehabilitation services for patients with clubfoot, limb loss, paralysis, cerebral palsy, and other physical impairments.

PCLAPA

Pakistan Cleft Lip & Palate Association (PCLAPA) is Pakistan’s pioneering initiative in comprehensive cleft care. It provides interdisciplinary treatment for congenital cleft lip and palate. For over three decades, it has been delivering international-standard, quality treatment under one roof. Its services are designed to ensure egalitarian healthcare within the reach of the common man.

Currently, PCLAPA operates through the Cleft Hospital of Pakistan, the country’s only specialized cleft care hospital. The hospital serves cleft patients and also provides capacity-building training for plastic surgeons.

Cleft Hospital

Cleft Hospital, operating under the Pakistan Cleft Lip & Palate Association, is Pakistan’s first dedicated facility for comprehensive cleft care. It provides interdisciplinary care for cleft lip and palate under one roof, ensuring coordinated and high-quality treatment within a single premises. Under the leadership of Dr. Ijaz Bashir, the hospital delivers international standards of care while remaining affordable and accessible. Its multidisciplinary team works in close collaboration to achieve optimal patient outcomes. Cleft Hospital is supported by a board of internationally renowned cleft specialists who actively contribute to surgeries, training of plastic surgeons, and the transfer of advanced medical technologies.

Aysha Bashir Trust

The Ayesha Bashir Trust was established to operate across multiple fronts within the health sector, with a core focus on delivering quality healthcare, strengthening the capacity of medical professionals, facilitating technology transfer, promoting the sharing of clinical expertise, and advancing public awareness on health-related issues. Its initiatives are guided by a not-for-profit philosophy, with a consistent emphasis on maintaining services within the practical reach of the wider community, in line with an egalitarian model of care.

The Ayesha Bashir Trust also plays a supportive and enabling role for its sister organizations, including Decent Welfare Society and Pakistan Cleft Lip & Palate Association, contributing to the advancement of their humanitarian and public health missions.Ayesha Bashir Hospital, Gujrat, a subsidiary of the Trust, stands as a state-of-the-art healthcare facility and a practical embodiment of health equity, delivering quality treatment in a manner that remains accessible and responsibly priced for the communities it serves.

Aysha Bashir Hospital

The Ayesha Bashir Trust operates across multiple fronts in the health sector, focusing on quality healthcare, capacity building of medical professionals, technology transfer, clinical knowledge sharing, and public health awareness. Guided by a not-for-profit and egalitarian model, it ensures services remain accessible to the wider community, supports sister organizations like Decent Welfare Society and Pakistan Cleft Lip & Palate Association, and runs Ayesha Bashir Hospital, Gujrat, as a state-of-the-art facility delivering quality, affordable care.