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Fe del Mundo
Building children’s healthcare services and paediatric training in the Philippines.
Children’s Medical Center · Paediatric training
- Born
- 27 November 1911
- Birthplace
- Manila, Philippines
- Died
- 6 August 2011
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Fe del Mundo
A Filipino paediatrician whose work combined clinical care, research and institution-building. She devoted much of her career to making medical services available to children with limited resources.
Early life
Manila childhood
Grew up in Intramuros; deaths among her siblings influenced her interest in medicine.
Medical education
Graduated from the University of the Philippines in 1933 and undertook postgraduate training in the United States.
Career
- 1930s
Paediatric training
Trained in children’s medicine in the United States.
- 1940s
Wartime care
Returned to the Philippines and treated children during the war.
- 1957
Children’s hospital
Established the Children’s Medical Center in Quezon City.
- 1960s onward
Training and public health
Developed paediatric education and community-health work.
Contributions
Children’s Medical Center
Created a hospital dedicated to children’s care.
Paediatric training
Expanded facilities for training and research.
Magsaysay Award
Received recognition for public service in children’s health.
Beyond medicine
Personal commitment
Devoted her resources and working life to the hospital and its patients.
National recognition
Became the first woman named a National Scientist of the Philippines in 1980.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Ramon Magsaysay Award biography ↗Photo: National Academy of Science and Technology. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
