Turkey Earthquake: In 2023, Professor Gatrad sent a team of doctors to Syria & Turkey within a fortnight of the disaster.
Pakistan floods – a whole village built with 100 houses 2022-23.
Pakistan, Nigeria, Kashmir and the Congo. Similarly, he personally helped collect thousands of used duvets from Warwick university for Syria in 2015:
The Jubaida Gatrad Maternity Hospital was opened by Professor Gatrad and Ruth Lawson from the British High Commission in 2016. Took 6 years to build the cleft centre and the Hospital
– free for the poor- incorporates the cleft centre
In 2011 a new centre was opened called the Mahomed Gatrad limb centre in Gujarat Pakistan in memory of Professor Gatrad’s father who travelled to and fro all over India to find a cure for polio as his Profs’ older sister was afflicted at the age of 6 months.
A video celebrating Prof A R Gatrad’s work on his 75th birthday.
Toys distribution to children after the floods in Pakistan
Supplying water to victims of floods in Malawi -2015 – also built 100 toilets in the flood areas.
After the 1000 huts project was completed MIAT helped with improving sanitation.
In 2017 professor Gatrad founded WASUP – World Against Single use Plastic to combat the scourge of single use plastic and the impacts of climate change. This is a mini project of MIAT that is run by the professor. Now WASUP has ambassadors in over 50 countries. At MIAT and WASUP NO ONE gets paid.
Midland International Aid Trust (MIAT) was formed in 2003 and registered in 2005. It was founded by Mr. Mohammed Aslam MBE and Professor Abdul Rashid Gatrad OBE, who is a nationally and internationally known pediatrician was appointed CEO in 2005. They met up in 1992 when they first helped with the plight of people in Bosnia and Kosovo.
Midland International Aid Trust aims to provide medical care where there is an established infrastructure. It also provides humanitarian aid globally (over 20 countries) to those areas affected by natural and man-made disasters – such as wars
You can help Professor Abdul Rashid Gatrad OBE and the MIAT team achieve their goals.
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People Carrier for Women’s Health Project provided by MIAT
MIAT Provide basic medicines and salaries to doctors – only pregnant mothers and the elderly at a village clinic
Provided an artificial limb fitting facility named after his dad
Club Feet managed without operation at Jubaida Gatrad Hospital 2017 onwards – 300 per year now have their lives changed
Catherine Zaidi- Crosse (Breast specialist Nurse from Sandwell hospital )/Mrs Shahnaz Bhatti (UK) delivered numerous practical teaching sessions in schools, hospitals and villages in Gujarat Pakistan in May 2012 as part of a Breast Cancer project for MIAT – both on Gatrad bursaries
Breast Project -Donations by MIAT Equipment for diagnosis and a van to bring women from villages
Prof McManus breast surgeon from UK in Gujarat
sponsored by MIAT (operating) and below demonstrating principles of self-examination
Audiology launch – Lord Bates DFID and Steve Crump – CEO of DeafKidz International
Testing & Hearing Aids
The cleft team from various parts of the world at Jubaida Gatrad Hospital
Provided facilities and supported Cleft operations
Operating Theatre equipment provided by MIAT – Prof Gatrad assisting with operations
Prof Gatrad with twins with clefts being operated
Giving hope and serving humanity – now 1000 operations annually with support from Smile Train
Clefts – Malawi. Prof Gatrad’s book sales in Malawi support these operations