Erika Sutter

The Swiss Ophthalmologist Erika Sutter Was Born In Basel In She Spent Years Working In Elim Hospital, Founded By The Swiss Mission In An Impoverished Rural Area In Northeastern South AfricaTogether With Her African Colleague And Friend, Selina Maphorogo, She Founded The Care Groups, Village Selfhelp Groups Working For Better Health In Their CommunitiesThe Movement Is Still Active After More Than Years, And Now Has Around , Members, Mostly Women, In Over VillagesErika Sutter Has Received Numerous International Honours And Awards For Her Pioneering Work, Including The Award 'woman Of The Year' In From The South African Newspaper 'the Star', And An Honorary Doctorate From The University Of BaselFor The Creation Of This Biography, Erika Sutter Spent Many Hours With The Author, Her Friend Gertrud Stiehle, Telling The Story Of Her Long Life ÑVividly, With ASharp Eye For Social Issues, AHint Of Selfirony, And Dry WitHer Account Does Not Ignore Events In The Wider WorldShe Experienced Life On The Swissgerman Border During The Second World War, And Her Years Of Working In South Africa Were Those When The Apartheid Policies Of The South African Government Were Becoming More And More Repressive, Affecting Many Aspects Of Life In The Country.
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