Who spent her whole life in love with Pakistan/Humanity, Died 10.08.2017 DR.Ruth Pfau

Dr.Ruth Pfau

عظیم خاتون ڈاکٹر رتھ فاؤ ، اس جہان ِ فانی سے کوچ کر گئیں ۔۔ رتھ فاؤ کا تعلق جرمنی سے تھا مگر ان کی زندگی پاکستان میں گزری ۔
ہم اور ہماری نسلیں آپ کی احسان مند رہیں گی ۔۔۔۔۔
اگرآپ اس بی بی کو جانتے ہیں تو شکریہ لازم ہے ۔ نہیں جانتے تو ضرور جانئے ۔

Who spent her whole life in love with Pakistan/Humanity,
Died 10.08.2017

In 1960 Ruth decided to dedicate the rest of her life to the people of Pakistan and their battle against Leprosy outbreaks. She came to Karachi and visited a leprosy colony on McLeod Road behind the City Railway Station. Here she decided that the care of patients would be her life's calling. She started with medical treatment for the Leprosy patients in a hut in this slumquarter. 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. A Leprosy Clinic was bought in April 1963 and patients from all over Karachi, Pakistan, and even from Afghanistan came for treatment.

Since that time the work grew fast and small treatment centres were established in Karachi and all over Pakistan, training for paramedical workers and social workers were given and health education started to get over prejudices and fear.

Dr. Pfau went to the far off areas of Pakistan where there were no medical facilities for leprosy patients. She collected donations in Germany and Pakistan and cooperated with hospitals in Rawalpindi and Karachi.

In recognition of her service to the country, she was awarded Pakistani citizenship in 1988.