Ruth Pfau | Mother Teresa of Pakistan | Times Glo
Prime minister of Pakistan pays tribute to Dr. Ruth on her death anniversary by saying that;
Dr Ruth Pfau made Pakistan her home and served the people with heart and soul. Role models like her reinforce our faith in humanity.
Dr Ruth was born on 9 September 1929 and she was a German–Pakistani Catholic religious sister and physician.
She emigrated from Germany in 1961
and devoted more than 55 years of her life to fighting leprosy in Pakistan
The Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre was founded and social work for the leprosy patients and their family members was started by Dr I K Gill.
Pfau decided to dedicate the rest of her life to the people of Pakistan and their battle against leprosy outbreaks
In 1979, she was appointed as the Federal Advisor on Leprosy to the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of Government of Pakistan.
e to her continued efforts, in 1996 the World Health Organization declared Pakistan one of the first countries in Asia to have controlled leprosy.
Pfau was honored with the Hilal-i-Pakistan-, Hilal-i-Imtiaz-, Nishan-i-Quaid-i-Azam-, and the Sitara-i-Quaid-i-Azam awards.
She was known as the Mother Taressa of Pakistan.
Mother Taresa died on 10 august 2017 due to respiratory problems.
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Dr Ruth Pfau made Pakistan her home and served the people with heart and soul. Role models like her reinforce our faith in humanity.
Dr Ruth was born on 9 September 1929 and she was a German–Pakistani Catholic religious sister and physician.
She emigrated from Germany in 1961
and devoted more than 55 years of her life to fighting leprosy in Pakistan
The Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre was founded and social work for the leprosy patients and their family members was started by Dr I K Gill.
Pfau decided to dedicate the rest of her life to the people of Pakistan and their battle against leprosy outbreaks
In 1979, she was appointed as the Federal Advisor on Leprosy to the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of Government of Pakistan.
e to her continued efforts, in 1996 the World Health Organization declared Pakistan one of the first countries in Asia to have controlled leprosy.
Pfau was honored with the Hilal-i-Pakistan-, Hilal-i-Imtiaz-, Nishan-i-Quaid-i-Azam-, and the Sitara-i-Quaid-i-Azam awards.
She was known as the Mother Taressa of Pakistan.
Mother Taresa died on 10 august 2017 due to respiratory problems.
#RuthPfau #MotherTeresa #TimesGlo #PersonalityofDay