DBLM, Bangladesh. Ruth & Jens Kristian Egedal in front of their home at Nilphamari. They were sent by Danish Santal Mission as leaders of the Leprosy Hospital, 1980-87. With assistance from the Danish Government, Danida, a period with expansion and development for the benefit of more leprosy people. Also earlier, Nurse and Midwife Ruth Frost was sent to clinic work in East Pakistan/ Bangladesh, 1969-73 - during the political unstable period with Civil War and founding of the new, independent country, Bangladesh. Here she met with her later husband. Deacon and Nurse Jens Kristian Egedal was sent by DSM/FKN to assist with reconstruction work after the War in 1971.
Authors
- Collection
- International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-101466
- Format
- Photographs
- Place Discussed
- Asia Bangladesh Nilphamari
- Provider
- California Digital Library
- Published in
- Bangladesh
- Reference
- imp-dan-Folder220_00016A.jpg
- Rights
- CC Attribution (CC BY). https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Må bruges med kildeangivelse: Danmission Photo Archive / Should be used with source reference: Danmission Photo Archive. Danmission Strandagervej 24, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark USC does not control copyright for these images. For usage permission, contact the Danmission. Information is available at http://danmission.dk danmission@danmission.dk
- Source
- Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/3f2d42d5060f47cd24c654567b67dc91