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Fe Villanueva del Mundo, OLD ONS GCGH, (born Fé Primitiva del Mundo y Villanueva; 27 November 1911 – 6 August 2011 [1]) was a Filipino pediatrician. She founded the first pediatric hospital in the Philippines and is known for shaping the modern child healthcare system in the Philippines.
Fe del Mundo (1911–2011), Philippines – medical incubator made out of bamboo for use in rural communities without electrical power; Colin Murdoch (1929–2008), New Zealand – Tranquillizer gun, disposable hypodermic syringe; William Murdoch (1754–1839), Scotland – Gas lighting
Each Incubator at Couney's Infantorium measured around 1.5m high, with steel walls, framework and a glass front. [8] In order to fill the incubators with warm air, water boilers fed warm water into pipes that ran underneath where the babies rested and thermostats were placed inside the incubators to maintain and regulate temperatures. [8]
Engineering and Inventions 1979 ... Fe del Mundo, M.D., M.A. [a] [m] Pediatrics ... Medical Parasitology and Public Health 1982
1257 – 1316 Pietro d'Abano also known as Petrus De Apono or Aponensis [35] 1260 – Louis IX established Les Quinze-vingt; originally a retreat for the blind, it became a hospital for eye diseases, and is now one of the most important medical centers in Paris [17] c. 1260 – 1320 Henri de Mondeville; 1284 – Mansur hospital of Cairo [6]
In 1948, the survey, led by Dr. Juan Salcedo, Jr. and a team including Dr. M. D. Bamba and three other medical officers, aimed to assess beriberi in the Philippines. They surveyed approximately 22% of the population in the experimental zone and 2 out of 5 control municipality in Bataan, examining 1,000 to 2,500 individuals per municipality.
Joseph Bolivar DeLee (October 28, 1869 – April 2, 1942) [1] was an American physician who became known as the father of modern obstetrics. [2] DeLee founded the Chicago Lying-in Hospital, where he introduced the first portable infant incubator. Early in his career, he was associated with the medical school at Northwestern University.
Fe Del Mundo (MED '40) – National Scientist of the Philippines and recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award, the Nobel Prize of Asia, founded the first pediatric hospital in the Philippines and is known for shaping the modern child healthcare system in the Philippines