ChildLife Foundation

What ChildLife Foundation does

ChildLife Foundation is a Pakistan-based non-profit, registered under Section 42 of the Companies Act, 2017, that delivers free pediatric emergency care to children through public-private partnerships with government tertiary and secondary hospitals. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Karachi, the foundation operates state-of-the-art pediatric emergency rooms across 14 public hospitals (including Civil Hospital Karachi, NICH, Civil Hospital Quetta, Mayo Hospital Lahore, PIMS Islamabad, and Children Hospital Multan) and runs Telemedicine Satellite Centers in more than 300 public district hospitals to extend specialist consults to remote and underserved areas. A complementary Preventive Health Program, run with partners such as BRAC Pakistan, educates parents on preventing recurring illness, while a Save a Newborn donation stream targets neonatal care. The operating model is funded entirely through donations (individual, corporate, matching programs), Sharia-compliant Zakat, and institutional grants; pricing is structured as tiered donation offers ranging from PKR 2,000 (Save a Child) to PKR 42,000,000 (Sponsor an ER Block of 15 beds). The organization is led by CEO Dr. Ahson Rabbani, is audited by PwC (A.F Ferguson & Co.), certified by the Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy (PCP), holds ISO 9001:2015 and SafeCare certifications, and maintains a US donation arm via ChildLife Foundation America Inc. (501(c)(3), EIN 81-3687828).

Name

ChildLife Foundation

Legal name

ChildLife Foundation

Website

https://childlifefoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

ChildLife Foundation operates pediatric emergency rooms and a telemedicine network inside public hospitals across Pakistan, providing free 24/7 emergency care to children and reaching 300+ district hospitals via satellite centers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Emergency Healthcare Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (624110), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Children’s Hospitals & Pediatric Health Systems (HLAFAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pediatric Primary Care Telehealth (well-child, minor illness, developmental screening) (HLALAHAF), Pediatric Specialty Telehealth (e.g., pediatric allergy, GI, endocrinology) (HLALAHAG), Family & Pediatric Direct-to-Consumer Virtual Care (HLALAAAI)

Keywords

• Pediatric emergency care
• Telemedicine healthcare services
• Nonprofit hospital management
• Child healthcare programs
• Public health partnerships

Headquarters

HQ city

Karachi

HQ country

Pakistan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Primary revenue stream from individual donors in Pakistan and internationally (US), corporate donors, and matching programs. Donations fund children's emergency treatment at 100% efficiency.
2. Zakat Funds: Sharia-compliant Zakat collection for Muslim donors, utilized per Islamic principles for helping children in need
3. Skoll Foundation Award: $2 million unrestricted grant from Skoll Foundation for Social Innovation, supporting organizational scale and impact expansion

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ChildLife Foundation operates state-of-the-art pediatric emergency rooms in public hospitals across Pakistan and runs a telemedicine satellite center network linking 300+ district hospitals, providing free 24/7 quality emergency care to children. The foundation also delivers a Preventive Health Program that educates parents on measures to keep children from falling sick again.

Product overview

ChildLife Foundation operates a unified healthcare model centered on pediatric emergency care. The core offerings consist of Pediatric Emergency Rooms (14 state-of-the-art ERs across public hospitals), Telemedicine Satellite Centers (in over 300+ public hospitals), and a Preventive Health Program. These services work together to ensure no child in Pakistan is more than 30 minutes away from quality emergency care, 24/7 and free of charge.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pediatric Emergency Rooms State-of-the-art pediatric emergency rooms operated by ChildLife Foundation inside public tertiary and secondary care hospitals across Pakistan, providing quality pediatric emergency care 24/7 free of charge to children regardless of family income.
• Telemedicine Satellite Centers

Quantifiable outcome

• 10x reduction in child mortality in managed ERs
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Weill Cornell MedicineminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024Research collaboration on telemedicine article published in BMJ - 'Approaching Pediatric Resuscitation through Telemedicine – Methodological Analysis of a Telemedicine Program using the EPIS Framework'. Authors: Dr. Emily Chien and Ms. Abida Hassan.
• Government of SindhcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 May 2017MoU signed for expansion of Emergency Room at National Institute of Child Health (NICH) on May 23rd, 2017.
• BRAC PakistancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 June 2015Partnership to work on Preventive Health Program, educating parents regarding preventive measures.
• Pfizer PakistanminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Pfizer Pakistan helps train ChildLife staff to perform better through staff training programs.
• HBLminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2015HBL featured ChildLife in Ramzan Appeal Ad on June 19th, 2015.
• Rotary ClubminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2015Rotary Club visit to NICH on June 30th, 2015.
• YOCAminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2015YOCA partnered on Children Couture line YOCA BAMBINI, with 15% or specific portion of sales supporting ChildLife Foundation.
• Stanford University Children's HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2014Head of Clinical Affairs visited Stanford University Children's Hospital in December 2014. Collaboration documented on Stanford School of Medicine's website.
• Government of PakistancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic-private partnership model with government hospitals across Pakistan. MoUs signed with Government of Sindh and Government of Balochistan for ER expansion. Operations in public tertiary and secondary care hospitals.
• SINAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint clinic program - inaugurated multiple clinics together (10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 19th clinics). Located in Yousuf Goth, Jumma Goth, Majeed Colony, Moach Goth, and other areas.
• Doctors Without Borders (MSF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Doctors Without Borders on emergency medicine initiatives.
• The Aga Khan University HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipation in AKU Emergency Medicine Conference. President of Aga Khan University Hospital visited ChildLife facilities.
• Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy (PCP)coreOthersPCP certified organization, audited by PwC (A.F Ferguson & Co.), ensuring transparent operations and financial accountability.
• PwC (A.F Ferguson & Co.)coreOthersExternal auditor for ChildLife Foundation, providing financial transparency and accountability.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust: Pakistan's flagship non-profit healthcare organization operating cancer treatment hospitals funded primarily through donations and Zakat. Operates the same donation-funded, free-care, public-perceived model as ChildLife Foundation for Pakistan's underserved populations.
• Aga Khan Health Services Pakistan: Operates the Aga Khan University Hospital and secondary care facilities across Pakistan, often in partnership with government. Comparable as another NGO-led, hybrid public-private pediatric care provider with strong academic affiliations and a similar cross-provincial footprint.
• SINA Health Trust: Operates a network of low-cost primary care clinics in Karachi's low-income communities. Direct operating partner of ChildLife Foundation through their joint clinic program (10th-19th clinics inaugurated together), sharing the same underserved urban Pakistani patient base and PPP-style growth model.
• Indus Health Network: Pakistan's largest free-of-charge hospital network operating tertiary care facilities across Karachi and beyond under a similar non-profit, public-private model. Directly comparable to ChildLife Foundation in serving low-income pediatric populations with no-cost care funded through donations.

Broad incumbents

• Edhi Foundation: Pakistan's largest non-profit social welfare organization, operating ambulance networks and emergency services nationwide. Comparable as the dominant non-government emergency response backbone in Pakistan, though broader in scope (not pediatric-specific).
• Partners in Health (PIH): Global non-profit providing direct healthcare to the poor in resource-limited settings, with measurable patient outcomes. Comparable as a high-impact, donation-funded healthcare delivery model that pairs clinical care with academic partnerships and telemedicine.
• The Indus Hospital (IIL): Establishes free, quality healthcare tertiary and secondary facilities across Pakistan through international donation funding. Overlaps with ChildLife in the PPP-with-government-hospital model and free-care delivery for low-income patients.

Regional players

• Fatimid Foundation: Pakistan-based non-profit operating diagnostic and treatment centers focused on thalassemia and other hematological diseases in children. Comparable as a donation-funded, free-care pediatric health organization in Pakistan with similar grant-making and Zakat-based revenue streams.

Emerging players

• BRAC Pakistan: International development organization's Pakistan branch that partners with ChildLife Foundation on its Preventive Health Program. Comparable as a community-focused child health and education delivery organization in South Asia with overlapping underserved-population focus.
• Doctors Without Borders (MSF): International medical humanitarian organization that has collaborated with ChildLife Foundation on emergency medicine initiatives. Comparable as a global non-profit delivering pediatric and emergency care in low-resource settings with donor-funded, no-cost-to-patient model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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