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Ruth Pfau in Jati, Pakistan.
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Ruth Pfau
Died on August 15, 2017 at age 87
Dr. Pfau was a German-born medical missionary hailed as the “Mother Teresa of Pakistan” for her pivotal role in containing leprosy there.
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