November 28th, 2010
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Pakistan’s ‘Mother Teresa’ saving flood victims
“Dr. [Ruth] Pfau’s service to Pakistan’s most neglected began more than 50 years ago. She took on the country’s leprosy problem, rescuing children holed up in caves and cattle pens for years as their disfiguring and suffering worsened, abandoned by distraught parents terrified they were contagious. She trained Pakistani doctors and attracted foreign donations, building leprosy clinics across the country.”](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lcm4kqvItz1qc9rn3o1_500.jpg)
Pakistan’s ‘Mother Teresa’ saving flood victims
“Dr. [Ruth] Pfau’s service to Pakistan’s most neglected began more than 50 years ago. She took on the country’s leprosy problem, rescuing children holed up in caves and cattle pens for years as their disfiguring and suffering worsened, abandoned by distraught parents terrified they were contagious. She trained Pakistani doctors and attracted foreign donations, building leprosy clinics across the country.”
