An African health assistant medicating, Nyasa, Tanzania, ca. 1938

"Die Kranken warten auf Behandlung, meist werden Zähne gezogen." ("Sick persons waiting for treatment, mostly teeth are pulled out"). An African health assistant is pulling a tooth. Next to him: another health assistant sitting on a chair. In the background: a table full of phials and medical objects. A group of people is watching the scene.; Elise Schärf (1892-?) was a missionary of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine. She was a deaconess and received training not only as a nurse but also in the care of mothers and lepers. She served from 1928 for many years at the leprosy hospital in Isoko.

病患正等待接受治疗，其中多数将接受拔牙手术。一名非洲医疗助理正在实施拔牙操作。其身旁另有一名医疗助理坐在椅子上。背景中可见一张摆满小药瓶与各类医疗器具的桌子，一群民众正围观该场景。伊莉斯·谢尔夫（Elise Schärf，1892年-？）是赫恩胡特兄弟会（Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine）的传教士。她身为女执事，不仅接受了护理专业培训，还学习了产妇照护与麻风病患者护理技能。自1928年起，她在伊索科麻风病医院服务多年。