Philippines
In the Philippines, MCH CARE partners with Dr. Maria (Mianne) Asuncion Silvestre, 2023 WHO Laureate and founder of Kalusugan ng Mag-Ina (KMI), to advance maternal and child health through policy, research, and program implementation. With expertise in EENC, IYCF, and the First 1000 Days, the work focuses on strengthening health systems and delivering climate-resilient care for mothers and children.
Our research experts:
president - kmi
DR Maria (Mianne) Asuncion Silvestre
Dr. Maria Asuncion Silvestre is a 2023 WHO Laureate and founder of Kalusugan ng Mag-Ina (KMI), leading efforts in the Philippines to advance maternal and newborn health through research, policy, and evidence-based programs.
Convener, Planetary Health Philippines
Associate Professor Renzo Guinto
A global pioneer in planetary health and Southeast Asia’s leading “pracademic” of climate and health, Renzo leads the Planetary Health Programme of the SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute in Singapore, working on climate-resilient and sustainable health systems, climate impacts on mental health, climate-migration-health nexus, among others. Dr. Renzo Guinto is also a key member of Planetary Health Philippines - a community of Filipino planetary health advocates, scholars, and practitioners championing nation building and planetary healing in the Philippines.
Assoc. Prof. & Attending Consultant, UP-PGH
Dr Erlidia Llamas-Clark
Dr Llamas-Clark is a Professor 11 and Attending Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of the Philippines College of Medicine. She advocates for public health focusing on women’s reproductive and children’s health, gender and its relationship with the environment including climate change, disasters, EDCs and food and nutrition security.