Dr. Fe Del Mundo

Dr. Fe Del Mundo Fe Villanueva del Mundo, was a Filipina pediatrician, the founder of the first pediatric hospital in

03/02/2021

Dr. Fe del Mundo pioneered numerous innovations throughout her more than 70-year medical career. A committed humanitarian, del Mundo dedicated her life to the health of the world’s children.

The first Asian woman admitted into Harvard, she pursued graduate degrees in America after receiving her medical degree from the University of the Philippines. She returned to the Philippines during World War II, and established a children’s branch of a Japanese internment camp and directed the Manila Children’s Hospital.

Due to the absence of electricity in many rural communities, life-saving technology was often out of their reach. One of...
03/02/2021

Due to the absence of electricity in many rural communities, life-saving technology was often out of their reach. One of the ways del Mundo got around this was by designing a bamboo incubator. This makeshift device requires only readily available materials to build, and does not run on electricity. It features a cloth-suspended scale for weighing, a bamboo radiant warmer, and two native laundry baskets.

03/02/2021

I, Dr. Del Mundo, revolutionized Philippine medicine, making major breakthroughs in immunization and in the treatment of jaundice, and providing healthcare to thousands of poor families. I credited with studies that led to the invention of the incubator and a jaundice relieving device.

03/02/2021

"I feel that if you give the world the best that you can, the best will always come back to you." - Dr. Fe Del Mundo

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