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15 08, 2018

Pakistan’s Leprosy fighter Dr. Ruth Pfau remembered on first death anniversary

2018-09-05T20:10:47+00:00

Pakistan observed the first death anniversary of Dr. Ruth Pfau, a German doctor, Leprosy experts, who dedicated her life to eradicate leprosy in the country. She was hailed as the Mother Teresa of Pakistan who passed away recently at a hospital in Karachi. Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister, Dr. Hasan Askari said the credit for eliminating [...]

15 02, 2011

58th World Leprosy Day observed

2011-03-31T11:54:26+00:00

A Ceremony to mark the World Leprosy Day 2011 was held at Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre (MLC) in Karachi. Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Social Sector, Government of Pakistan Shahnaz Wazir Ali in her address assured to extend all support to MLC society in its efforts to eradicate polio and tuberculosis (TB) from the [...]