The 7th death anniversary of the German doctor, Ruth Pfau who dedicated her life to eradicate leprosy in Pakistan is being observed today.She was born on September 9, 1929 in Leipzig, Germany.Ruth Pfau was a German-Pakistani Catholic nun and a physician. She studied medicine in 1957.She moved from Germany to Pakistan in 1961.She was honoured with the Hilal-i-Pakistan-, Hilal-i-Imtiaz-, Nishan-i-Quaid-i-Azam-, and the Sitara-i-Quaid-i-Azam award for her services to Pakistan.Dr Pfau, who was hailed as the Mother Teresa of Pakistan, passed away on this day in Karachi in 2017.Source: Radio Pakistan
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