A Filipina Doctor and advocate for exclusive breastfeeding and improving the health of mothers and newborns was awarded the 2023 United Arab Emirates Health Foundation Prize during the 76th World Health Assembly in Geneva.
Dr. Maria Asuncion Silvestre, the founder of the nongovernmental organization “Kalusugan ng Mag-Ina” , was among those honored during the World Health Assembly for their exceptional contributions to public health.
Silvestre's protocol significantly contributed to bridging the health equity gap in mother-and-child care and earned partnerships with national governments and 17 countries in the WHO Western Pacific Region. “Nonseparated, the mother/newborn pair is our first food system. We should protect it as passionately and as furiously as we protect our agricultural lands, coral reefs, and rainforests,” said Silvestre said during the awarding ceremony.
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