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Fe Delmundo
Regarding the child healthcare system, Fe del Mundo
was a notable Pediatrics pioneer. She founded the first
pediatric Philippine hospital and focused on addressing
what the country lacked regarding medical equipment in
specific communities like rural areas. And among her
remarkable contributions to the Filipino people, an
incubator made out of bamboo is her most famous
invention. She has specifically designed the equipment
so people who live in places without electrical power can
regulate the temperature of their infants well.
Del Mundo revolutionized Philippine medicine, making major breakthroughs in
immunization and in the treatment of jaundice, and providing healthcare to thousands of
poor families. She is credited with studies that led to the invention of the incubator and a
jaundice relieving device. Her methods, like the BRAT diet for curing diarrhea, have
spread throughout the world and saved millions