John Paul Caduyac

4th Year Excellence

Did you know that a Filipino is the first Asian

to have entered the prestigious Harvard
University’s School of Medicine?

Fe del Mundo : 

Inventor of Incubator, Fe del Mundo, devised an incubator made out

of bamboo, designed for use in rural communities without electrical
power. The first Asian to have entered the prestigious Harvard
University's School of Medicine, is also credited for her studies that led
to the invention of incubator and jaundice relieving device. Del Mundo,
an International Pediatric Association (IPA) awardee, is an alumna of
the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Medicine. Since 1941,
she has contributed more than 100 articles to medical journals in the
U.S., Philippines and India. In 1966, she received the Elizabeth
Blackwell Award, for her "outstanding service to mankind". In 1977, she
was bestowed the Ramon Magsaysay Award for outstanding public
service. On April 22, 2010, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo awarded
del Mundo the Order of Lakandula with the rank of Bayani at
the Malacañang Palace. She’s a Filipino pediatrician. She founded the
first pediatric hospital in the Philippines.