Year Achievements
1960 Arrived in Pakistan & visited Leper Colony at Mcleod Road
1960 Dr. Ruth Pfau’s arrival in Pakistan & her visit to the Leper Colony on McLeod Road
1962 Reorganization of the dispensary into a proper Leprosy treatment centre
1963 Building of an 80-bedded Leprosy Hospital in Karachi
1964 Establishment of the Leprosy Control Program in Greater Karachi
1965 Establishment of the National Training Institute for Leprosy
1966 Establishment of the Leprosy Control Program in Sindh & Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
1967 Establishment of the Leprosy Control Program in Azad Kashmir
1971 Establishment of the Leprosy Control Program in Baluchistan
1975 Starting of Tuberculosis Control in Azad Kashmir
1975 Building of a Home for Persons with Disabilities
1977 Establishment of a Primary School in Sultanabad, Manghopir
1979 Dr Ruth Pfau’s appointment as the Government’s Hon. Federal Advisor on Leprosy
1981 Establishment of Leprosy Control in Gilgit-Baltistan
1982 Establishment of a Rehabilitation Centre for Drug Addicts at Sinjhoro, Sindh
1984 Establishment of Leprosy Control in Afghanistan
1985 The writing of Dr. Ruth Pfau’s first book “When you meet your great love – and what it meant for my life’, in German.
1987 The start of Blindness Control in Baluchistan & Gilgit Baltistan
1988 The launching of Dr. Ruth Pfau’s book “To Light A Candle”
1993 The start of Primary Eye Care Services in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
1995 Establishment of Rah-e-Najat Community Development Project
1996 The Control of Leprosy in Pakistan
1997 The Start of Blindness Control in Sindh
1998 The Starting of the Leprosy Elimination Phase throughout Pakistan
2005 Participation in earthquake relief work in Azad Kashmir and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
2010 Completion of 50 years of services in Leprosy and towards the uplift of Marginalized groups in Pakistan
2011 Participation in relief & Rehabilitation of Flood-affected people
2013 The Start of Community Based Inclusive Development for Persons with Disabilities
2016 The Start of Mother & Child Healthcare Programme
2016 Completion of 50 years partnership with the Health Department, Government of Sindh
2017 Dr. Ruth Pfau was honoured with a state funeral by the Government of Pakistan
2017 Issuance of a commemorative stamp of Rs. 8 in honour of Dr. Ruth Pfau, by Pakistan Post Office
2018 Issuance of a commemorative coin of Rs. 50 in honour of Dr. Ruth Pfau, by State Bank of Pakistan
2018 Conversion of Dr. Ruth Pfau’s residence into a Museum
2019 Establishment of a new centre in Kandhkot Sindh, in partnership with Pakistan Petroleum Limited
2020 Introduction of Virtual OPDs during Covid-19 lockdowns, to continue health care services
2020 Launching of Community Based Inclusive Development (CBID) projects for Persons with Disabilities in Sindh incl. Karachi
2021 Completion of 60 years partnership with German Leprosy & TB Relief Association (GLRA), Germany
2022 Renovation and upgradation of Hospital facilities including wards and departments
2022 Renovation and upgradation of hospital facilities, including wards and departments, alongwith installation of solar panels for all four schools.
2023 Renovation and upgradation of Training Institute
2023 Launching of Post-exposure Prophylaxis with Single Dose Rifampicin (PEP-SDR) for leprosy prevention
2023 Launching of Zero-leprosy Roadmap strategy in Pakistan (2025-2030)
2023 Installation of Solar panels in the hospital to provide uninterrupted power supply
2023 Partnered with Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPD) & Government of Sindh, for inclusive developments and rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities
2023 Installation of Solar panels in 6 sub-centres in Sindh to provide uninterrupted power supply
2023 Installation of Reverse Osmosis Plants (RO-plants) in 3 centres to provide clean drinking water to the surrounding communities
2024 Completion of the 36th batch of One-year Leprosy Technicians Training course
2024 CEO honoured with the Sitara-e-Imtiaz on 23rd March 2024 from the Government of Pakistan
2024 CEO honoured with Cross of Merit with Ribbon of the Oder of Merit from the Federal Republic of Germany on 24th April 2024
2024 Initiation of developments for Inclusive Education from Karachi (Adam Goth School) with partnership of Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
2024 Establishment of Autism Centre in Karachi in collaboration with Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPD), to facilitate persons with Hearing and Speech Impairments due to mental disorders
2024 Establishment of Autism Centres in Sindh, in collaboration with the DEPD (Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities), aiming to support individuals with hearing and speech impairments, caused by mental disorders.
2024 RO (Reverse Osmosis) plants were installed in Adam Goth, Khamiso Goth and Manghopir schools.