Meet Dr. Fe Villanueva del Mundo, a well-renowned Filipina pediatrician who started the first pediat

Meet Dr. Fe Villanueva del Mundo, a well-renowned Filipina pediatrician who started the first pediatric clinic in the Philippines.
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After graduating as valedictorian from the University of the Philippines with her medical degree in 1926, Dr. del Mundo was offered an amazing opportunity. President Manuel Quezon offered to pay for her studies in any field at any institution in the United States.
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Not missing the chance, Dr. del Mundo furthered her education at the Children’s Hospital in Boston and Harvard Medical School where she completed her fellowship in 1939 as well as earning a master’s degree in Bacteriology at Boston University’s School of Medicine in 1940.
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She returned to the Philippines in 1941, just before the Japanese invasion. As battles erupted, del Mundo cared for children as part of the international Red Cross and also helped form a makeshift hospice inside an internment camp.
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Outside of establishing a children’s hospital in 1943 (after the Japanese disbanded the hospice), Dr. del Mundo is also known for her research on infectious diseases (such as dengue virus) and how they affect children.
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And if that isn’t impressive enough, del Mundo is also known for creating an incubator out of bamboo that could be used in areas without electricity.
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As such, Dr. Del Mundo has been given numerous awards for her service to mankind and it is our honor to pay tribute to this phenomenal woman.
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