Ruth Pfau also known as "Mother Teresa of Pakistan" passed away on 10 August, 2017. She was originally from which country?
Italy
Hungary
France
Germany
Spain
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Answer:
GERMANY because she was a German Pakistani lady
German.
Extra Information :
Dr Ruth Pfau is a well-known name across Pakistan. This remarkable lady became famous for her brave, sincere, and untiring efforts to treat and cure people suffering from leprosy. In 1960, Dr Ruth Pfau stopped in Pakistan on her way further east, but her visit to the Lepers Colony in Karachi changed her mind. She decided to stay on to treat as well as rehabilitate those suffering from this disease. Her service in this field attracted volunteers and doctors like Dr Zarina Fazelbhoy and Dr I K Gill.
Dr Pfau set up and managed the Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre in Karachi in 1962. She travelled all over Pakistan for diagnosis and treatment of leprosy. Proper record of the patients were kept, which helped in setting up the National Programme for Eradication of Leprosy in Pakistan. She also went to Afghanistan from where leprosy patients, rejected by their families, came for treatment. In 1988, the Pakistan Government awarded Pakistani citizenship to Dr Pfau in recognition of her services. In 1996, the World Health Organization declared Pakistan a leprosy-free country, the first in Asia. Besidesthis, Dr Pfau also did a lot of humanitarian work and was awarded the Hilal-e-Pakistan, Hilal-e-Imtiaz, Sitara-e-Quaid-e-Azam, Sitara-e
Pakistan, the Ramon Magsaysay Award (Philippines) and the Staufer Medal (Germany) for her services to humanity. Dr Ruth Pfau died in Karachi on 10 August 2017, at the age of 88, and was given a state funeral attended by the President of Pakistan, the Armed Forces' heads, ambassadors, and a huge number of her patients and supporters. The Civil Hospital in Karachi has been renamed Dr Ruth Pfau Hospital in her memory.