Ruth Pfau

Female, Person

1929 –

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Who is Ruth Pfau?

Dr. Ruth Katherina Martha Pfau NQA, HPk, HI is a German nun and a member of the Society of Daughters of the Heart of Mary who has devoted the last 50 years of life to fighting leprosy in Pakistan. In 1996, Pakistan was declared by the World Health Organization to have controlled leprosy, one of the first countries in Asia to achieve this goal.

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Born
Sep 9, 1929
Leipzig
Nationality
  • Pakistan
  • Germany

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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