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National Scientist Dr. Hilario D. G. Lara was a pioneering public health leader in the Philippines who devoted his career to researching and preventing the spread of infectious diseases like cholera, typhoid, and measles. He established many important public health institutions and helped organize the country's first medical library and community health demonstrations. Dr. Lara conducted extensive research on diagnosing, treating, and preventing five major infectious diseases, making essential contributions to understanding their causes and how to control them. He had a significant impact on advancing public health in the Philippines while holding several leadership posts throughout his long career.

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National Scientist Dr. Hilario D. G. Lara was a pioneering public health leader in the Philippines who devoted his career to researching and preventing the spread of infectious diseases like cholera, typhoid, and measles. He established many important public health institutions and helped organize the country's first medical library and community health demonstrations. Dr. Lara conducted extensive research on diagnosing, treating, and preventing five major infectious diseases, making essential contributions to understanding their causes and how to control them. He had a significant impact on advancing public health in the Philippines while holding several leadership posts throughout his long career.

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HILARIO D.G.

LARA
•Born on January 15, 1894, National
Scientist Dr. Hilario D. G. Lara was a
trailblazer in the public health
movement in the Philippines.
•Dr. Lara devoted years of research
to preventing the spread of cholera,
typhoid fever, dysentery, measles,
and diphtheria in the country.
•He also helped establish some of the
Philippines' most important public
health institutions, and became a
leading public health educator.
O R E C O G N ITION,
E R O U S A W A R DS AND
R A R EC E IV E D NUM 198 5 G IV E N BY
DR. LA NT IS T A WARD IN
N A TIO NA L S C IE LIS H E D THE
G T H E , LARA E S T A B
INCLUDIN O S . N O T A B LY
T F ER D IN A N D MARC O F TH E P H IL IPPINES
PRESIDE N E U N IV ERSITY
H E A L T H AT T H U N C IL OF
P UB L IC C H C O
INSTITUTE OF LISH TH E N AT IO N A L R ESEAR
Y IN
E L P E D E S TA B D IC A L LIB R A R
AND ALSO H A N IZ E D TH E F IRST ME N
. H E A L S O O R G E M O NS T R A TIO
THE PHILIPPINES M M U N IT Y H EA LTH D
N D ES TA B LIS H ED CO
A
THE COUNTRY
E RS NA T IO NW IDE
CEN T
LARA STARTED THE FIRST OF MANY RESEARCH PROJECTS
ON THE DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND PREVENTION OF NOT
ONE, BUT FIVE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, AND HIS RESEARCH
ON CHOLERA, TYPHOID FEVER, DYSENTERY, MEASLES, AND
DIPHTHERIA PROVED TO BE ESSENTIAL IN DETERMINING
WHAT CAUSED THEM AND HOW TO CONTRO
•Dr. Lara established some of the most
important public health institutions and
projects in the nation while holding a
number of important posts throughout his
career, contributing significantly to the
advancement of the Philippine public
health movement.
•Dr. Lara still managed to maintain a
healthy balance between his professional
and personal connections despite the
pressures of his line of work. The doctor
died on December 18, 1987. Beck still
remembers how her Tata would often bring
gifts for her from his business trips nearly
32 years later. Ronald still treasures his
recollections of lunches at Escolta because
they were "down to earth and simple."

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