Question: Dr. Ruth Katherina Martha Pfau passed away recently. She was a-
(a) German-Bangladeshi physician
(b) German-Pakistani physician
(c) American-Pakistani physician
(d) Canadian-Pakistani physician
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:
- On August 10th, 2017, Dr. Ruth Katherina Martha Pfau; a physician and nun of the Society of Daughters of the Heart of Mary, passed away at the age of 87 in Karachi, Pakistan.
- She was a German-born (on September 9th, 1929) Pakistani.
- She served over 50 years of her life to fighting leprosy in Pakistan.
- Dr. Ruth is also known as Pakistan’s Mother Teresa and was awarded Pakistani citizenship in 1988.
- Dr. Ruth received the Hilal-i-Pakistan award for her work with leprosy patients in 1989, Nishan-i-Quaid-i-Azam in 2010, Raman Magsaysay award in 2002 and German Stalker Medal in 2015.
Reference:
http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/400706-Mother-Teresa-of-Pakistan-Dr-Ruth-Pfau-hospitali
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Pfau