10-year-old Shakeela needs urgent heart surgery to survive. Her parents can’t afford it. Your support can save her life and give her a healthy future.

**Shakeela Iftikhar's Story**

 Shakeela Iftikhar, a 10-year-old girl from Pakpattan, is suffering from shortness of breath and chest discomfort. While most children of her age run and play without a second thought, Shakeela struggles to keep up. Even mild physical activity leaves her gasping for air and makes her feel fatigued. Recently, her parents took her to a local hospital. After undergoing a series of tests and examinations, Shakeela was diagnosed with a restrictive Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) and left Ventricular Volume Overload (LVVO). These heart conditions affect the flow of blood in her body. Her doctor advised VSD closure surgery, but the cost of the surgery is overwhelming for her family.

**Without the recommended VSD closure surgery, Shakeela’s heart will continue to work under immense strain. It may put her at risk of heart failure, worsening symptoms, and life-threatening complications. Time is running out, and her condition demands medical intervention.**

Shakeela’s father is a hardworking laborer, earning just PKR 16,000 per month to support his wife and four children. They live in a modest home owned by someone else, relying on the father’s income for food, utilities, and basic needs. Every month, the family struggles to stretch their limited resources. They are surviving in extreme poverty. Due to his meager income, her father finds it hard to save for Shakeela’s surgery. Shakeela’s parents are consumed by worry. They watch their daughter grow weaker. Her mother said with a heavy heart:

***“When I see Shakeela struggling to breathe, my heart hurts badly. I want to see her smile and play like other children. However, my husband can’t afford the surgery. I ask you to please contribute for my daughter’s life-saving surgery.”***

Your kindness can change everything. Your donations can give her the chance to grow up healthy and strong.

Open your hearts and help this little girl breathe freely again. Together, we can give her the gift of life.

Save Shakeela’s Life with VSD Closure Surgery

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Transparent Hands is one of the largest [crowdfunding platforms](https://www.transparenthands.org/crowdfunding/) of Pakistan in the healthcare sector registered with 2(36) tax exemptions. They offer a complete range of free healthcare services including medical and surgical treatments and free medical camps facilities to the underprivileged community of Pakistan.

Transparent Hands allows users from all over the world to donate Zakat, Sadaqah, and other forms of donations to needy patients in Pakistan while ensuring complete transparency. They also set up free medical camps in the rural areas of Pakistan in which, free consultation, free medicines, free health awareness sessions, and free diagnostic tests facilities are also provided to deserving patients.


### **HEALTHCARE ISSUES****IN PAKISTAN**


More than 80 million people in Pakistan are living below the poverty line due to which they are unable to undergo proper health treatment if they suffer from any disease. The estimated number of surgery backlogs in Pakistan is in millions every year. 


* There are not many health insurance plans for the underprivileged community due to which, the majority of the people are unable to undergo medical or surgical treatment.
* Beyond the cost of medical and surgical procedures, they have to pay for other expenses such as pre and post-operative expenses which include; medical tests, medications, and hospital stay charges. It is almost impossible for someone who earns less than $2 a day to pay a hefty amount for medical relief.
* There is a lack of medical facilities and medical professionals in rural areas across Pakistan due to which, poverty-stricken families are unable to avail of required treatment.
* There are a limited number of beds in local hospitals which is not enough to cater to the healthcare needs of underprivileged communities in Pakistan.
* Every second patient including a child is put on a long waiting list for free treatment and during the waiting period, the patient’s health further deteriorates. In most cases, patients expire until their turn comes for free treatment in government hospitals.
* Private hospitals are out of reach for lower-income class families due to the high costs of consultation fees and medical & surgical procedures.


**Transparent Hands’ role in the community**
### **COMMITTED TO PROVIDING FREE HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO PEOPLE IN NEED ACROSS PAKISTAN**


Transparent Hands is a non-profit organization that accepts donations online and is tackling this major healthcare issue in Pakistan through its unique Crowdfunding platform. It is registered under Trust Act 1882 as a ‘Trust Organization’ with a Tax Exemption status under article 2(36) in Pakistan. Transparent Hands is registered in USA EIN assigned: 47-3564801 as ‘Transparent Hands Foundation US, Inc.’ with tax exemption status 501(c)3.



Transparent Hands provides free medical and surgical treatment facilities to deserving patients across Pakistan in private hospitals with the help of donations from people around the globe. They also set up [free medical camps](https://www.transparenthands.org/medical-camps/) in rural areas of Pakistan in which free consultation, free medicines, and free diagnostic tests facility is given to needy patients and their families.



Donors from all over the world can use their online donations crowdfunding web portal and donate through 100% secure payment modes. They can select any patient, donate online for their treatment and receive regular feedback and updates until the patient is fully recovered.



Our user-friendly online fundraising platform works as follows: 
* Select a campaign that you want to support.
* Choose from a number of payment methods.
* Donate any amount and get a tax exemption.
* Get regular updates on the patient until he/she gets fully recovered.


### **HOW TRANSPARENT HANDS’ IS UNIQUE?**


100% transparency model, donors are ensured that each penny they donate is spent on needy patients. They do this by uploading all the hospital bills and other documents of their patient after his/her surgery is successfully conducted or he/she undergoes complete medical treatment. The donor can see the exact amount that has been charged against the treatment of that particular patient for which he has donated. 


### **TRANSPARENT HANDS' IMPACT ON THE PAKISTANI COMMUNITY**


Transparent Hands is currently dealing with a number of surgeries including orthopedic, cardiac, neurology, gynecology, and other general surgeries. Cochlear Implant surgery for example cost around PKR 15 to 20 lakhs approximately $8,000 to $9,000. Transparent Hands provides it for free to its patients. It is also providing free medical procedures including Angioplasty, Hepatitis C Treatment,  Chemotherapy, MRI, Endoscopy, and Rehabilitation procedures for the disabled. 


Transparent Hands is focusing on reaching out to the masses throughout the country who don’t have access to basic healthcare facilities by setting up free medical camps. It intends to expand to other areas of Pakistan where the poverty-stricken community has no means of getting better healthcare facilities through telehealth facilities.
***Transparent Hands’ mission is to conduct free life-saving surgeries/medical treatments for poor people all across Pakistan through its transparent crowdfunding online healthcare platform.***


### DONATE ONLINE WITH TRANSPARENT HANDS


* You want to save the lives of people by donating for their medical/surgical treatment.
* You want to sponsor a medical camp in a remote area of Pakistan that could provide free treatment to hundreds of patients and their families.
* You need complete transparency of where your funds are being utilized.



Donors can completely trust Transparent Hands regarding their donations and charitable giving. There are many people in Pakistan and all over the world who wish to spend their funds specially Zakat, Sadaqah, or other forms of donations on non-profit charity organizations but they are unsure about which cause they should donate to. In order to ensure complete transparency, Transparent Hands uploads all the medical documents and hospital bills of the patients with   [success stories](https://www.transparenthands.org/success-stories/) on its website.

### **HELP PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE SURGERIES & MEDICAL TREATMENTS OF DESERVING PATIENTS BY GIVING DONATIONS ONLINE IN PAKISTAN**


We are blessed with good health and wealth and it’s our duty to further utilize them for the service of mankind. Even a small amount can create a lasting impact on someone’s miserable life. Spend your wealth on a noble cause and transform the lives of deserving people of Pakistan. The amount which you’ll contribute towards the surgeries and medical treatments of thousands of people, will bring them back to better health and improve their living. 


With the help of Crowdfunding in Pakistan, Transparent Hands has been able to provide free medical and surgical treatment to thousands of patients across the country. But there are still many people who are in dire need of your support and are waiting for a miracle that could save their lives. Together, they can transform many lives for which they need your support. Let’s unite and make effort in making Pakistan an ideal place to live where everyone has access to basic healthcare facilities regardless of his/her financial capability.
### **JOIN TRANSPARENT HANDS AND BE A PART OF THEIR LIFE-SAVING JOURNEY**


*“There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.”*
– John Holmes 


Do you dream of working for the betterment of the most vulnerable people and making a difference in their lives? Then join Transparent Hands and make this world a better place by using your expertise and compassion. Transparent Hands offers a number of volunteer opportunities to anyone who wants to work for a non-profit charity organization. People from all walks of life can join as a volunteer and save the lives of those who are less fortunate!

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