Lahore, Pakistan

Help Musa
breathe easier.
Help him heal.

A two-year-old with a complex heart defect needs timely surgery and a future cleft repair. Proven free-care programs exist — he just needs to reach them faster, with you.

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Musa, age two, at home in Lahore

Musa, a two-year-old boy, at home in Lahore

Musa sitting on a floral couch in Lahore

His story

A bright, stubborn, book-loving two-year-old.

Musa was born in Lahore with a complex heart defect and a cleft lip. Despite breathlessness and frequent fatigue, he loves picture books, toy cars, and following his older cousins around the courtyard. His parents have kept up with clinic visits at Children's Hospital, balancing hope with the realities of time, transport, and costs that add up.

The path forward is clear: open-heart surgery through the Punjab CM Children's Heart Surgery Programme, followed by a cleft repair supported by Smile Train's partner network. With timely coordination and modest supplemental help for travel, food, and post-op care, Musa can recover, grow, and play with the ease every child deserves.

The medical picture, in plain language

A rare combination — and a well-understood fix.

Diagnosis: DORV (Double Outlet Right Ventricle) with Transposition of the Great Arteries, a large VSD (a hole between the lower heart chambers), and severe Pulmonary Stenosis (a narrowed lung artery). Plus an unrepaired cleft lip.
What it means: His heart's main vessels aren't in the usual positions, so oxygen-poor blood mixes inside the heart — and the narrowed lung artery limits blood flow to his lungs. He tires fast and can look breathless or bluish with exertion.
Treatment plan: Open-heart surgery to reroute blood flow and close the VSD at a tertiary cardiac center. Once he's recovered, a cleft repair to help feeding, speech, and confidence.

"Both of Musa's conditions are treatable — the real work is coordination, not invention."

He's already a known patient, not a new case walking in cold. That's an advantage worth using.

Followed by the Dept. of Cardiology, The Children's Hospital & Institute of Child Health, Ferozepur Road, Lahore.

Three real steps, run in parallel

Free heart surgery in Lahore is possible. Here's the fastest route to it.

Fast-track the free government programme

Enroll in the Punjab CM Children's Heart Surgery Programme at Children's Hospital Lahore — where Musa is already a cardiology patient. Over 10,000 free pediatric heart surgeries have been completed under it so far. In parallel, register with Pakistan Children's Heart Foundation (PCHF), an SECP-registered nonprofit that has funded 6,000+ CHD surgeries, as a verified backup.

Free cleft repair via Smile Train

Smile Train's Lahore partner hospitals (e.g. Patel Hospital) provide 100% free cleft lip repair — done in under an hour, with fast recovery. This can usually be scheduled independently of the heart-surgery timeline once he's medically cleared.

Cover what the free programs don't

Travel to appointments, short-term lodging near the hospital, nutrition, post-op medicines, follow-up diagnostics. This is where your donation does the most direct good.

How you can help right now

Give through routes that are already trusted.

Your gift goes through independent, established organizations — not through us. We're simply the connector making sure Musa reaches them.

Verified nonprofit

Pakistan Children's Heart Foundation

Case verification, coordination with Children's Hospital Lahore, and funding for gaps the government programme doesn't cover.

Pick an amount

Rs 2,500A day of diagnostics SuggestedRs 10,000Our suggested gift Rs 25,000A real share of surgery costs

Opens PCHF's own donation page to complete your gift.

Donate now via PCHF

Crowdfunding, audited

Transparent Hands

Pakistan's largest medical crowdfunding platform — posts hospital bills after surgery so every donor can see where funds went.

Pick an amount

Rs 2,500Lab tests, one visit SuggestedRs 10,000Our suggested gift Rs 25,000Meds & follow-up care

Opens Transparent Hands' own donation page to complete your gift.

Donate now via Transparent Hands

Direct to family

Travel & recovery fund

Covers transport, lodging, nutrition, and medicines — the costs no program line-items.

What it funds

Rs 5,000A round trip + meals for a day

SuggestedRs 15,000A week of lodging near the hospital

Rs 35,000A month of post-op meds & tests

Figures are planning estimates, not invoices — exact costs will be shared once the family's account is live.

Bank / JazzCash / Easypaisa: to be added once set up.

Coming soon — one-time giving

This page was put together by a family friend to connect Musa to legitimate charities faster and raise awareness. PCHF and Transparent Hands are independent nonprofits that handle their own donations directly — nothing passes through us, and neither organization pre-fills or guarantees a specific amount; the figures above are suggested starting points to make giving easier, not official pricing. Once the family's own account is set up, real figures will replace the travel-fund estimates above.

Questions, answered

Before you reach out or give

Where will Musa receive heart surgery?

At Children's Hospital & The Institute of Child Health, Lahore, under the Punjab CM Children's Heart Surgery Programme, pending final scheduling and eligibility confirmation.

Who verifies that treatment is free?

The hospital program determines eligibility and coverage. Pakistan Children's Heart Foundation (PCHF) can help verify and coordinate. Documentation and contacts are shared for confirmation.

What do donations cover if surgery is funded?

Travel to appointments, temporary lodging near the hospital, nutrition, post-op medicines, and follow-up tests that programs may not cover.

How soon does he need surgery?

Complex congenital heart defects are time-sensitive. The goal is to complete the pre-op workup and schedule surgery as early as the surgical team advises.

How is the cleft lip treated?

After cardiac recovery, cleft repair is planned through Smile Train's partner network at no cost to the family, including evaluation and surgery scheduling.