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Ruth Pfau (1929-2017) was a German nun and physician. She dedicated her life and career to fighting leprosy in Pakistan.

She studied Medicine at the University of Mainz and later joined a Catholic order. She travelled to Pakistan and spent most of her life there, helping people affected by leprosy all across the country. Due to her efforts, Pakistan became one of the first countries in Asia to keep the disease under control – dropping from almost 20,000 thousand cases to just over 500 in 2016.

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Mapuche medicine women treating a patient, Chile, early 20th century

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The Chakana (Stepped Cross in Q'chua) is the most important symbol in Andean history and present. It ’s geometry represents the cosmovision of ancestral civilizations, it is a bridge between the human world (Kay Pacha), the cosmos (Hanaq Pacha) and the underworld inhabited by our spiritual guides (Uqhu Pacha). Within it’s sacred geometry we find the 4 elements (Earth, Wind, Fire & Water), a monthly and a seasonal calendar illuminating knowledge on the movement of our planet and its effects on all beings. The center symbolizes the essence of creation, the connection amongst all creatures and living beings which include, mountains, stones and everything that makes up this world.