Fe del Mundo: Pediatric Pioneer, Not Jaundice Device Inventor

Dr. Fe del Mundo (1911–2011) was a Filipino pediatrician, Harvard‑trained, founder of the Children’s Memorial Hospital (now Fe del Mundo Medical Center) in Quezon City. She pioneered pediatric care in the Philippines, invented a low‑cost incubator from bamboo, and contributed to dengue research.

She did not invent a jaundice‑relieving device. That claim appears to be a confusion with phototherapy units for neonatal jaundice, which were developed elsewhere.