Consultant on Design Thinking, Development of Guidelines Implementation Tool for the DOH Ombnibus Health Guidelines for Children and Adults
Consultant, Engaging Private Sector in the TB program through Third-Party Operated, Hospital-Based TB Clinics
Project Lead, Technical Assistance for the Costing of Inpatient Benefit Package for Adult and Pediatric UTI, AGE, and Pneumonia
Project Lead, Human Milk Bank Regional Network Meeting Facilitation and Strategic Planning
Co-Lead, Technical Assistance on the Marketing and Localization of the National Human Resources for Health Master Plan
Co-Lead, Basic Concepts in Local Health Systems Course for ZFF Staff Formation Program
Co-Lead, Pilot Run and Finalization of Training Materials of the Basic Concepts in Local Health Systems Course for ZFF Staff Formation Program
Co-Lead, Feasibility of a private hospital-outsourced TB clinics in engaging private physicians in complementing the TB case notification
Other Professional Works
Consultant on Health Facility Regulations and Climate Change and Health, Asian Development Bank, June 2022 to present
Health Policy Consultant for Infant and Young Child Feeding, UNICEF Philippines, February to December 2018
Maternity Protection Consultant, International Labor Organization, May 2015 to August 2015
Maternal and Child Health Consultant, Kalusugan ng Mag-ina, Inc (KMI), 2013-2020
Municipal Health Officer under the DOH Doctors to the Barrios program, Agutaya, Palawan, 2008-2010
Leadership and Volunteer Works
Steering Committee Member, Healthcare Professionals Alliance Against COVID-19, 2020-present
Founding Member, Philippine Society of Public Health Physicians
Presidential Citation for COVID-19 Response, Office of the President, Malacanan Palace as part of the Healthcare Professionals Alliance Against COVID-19, June 16, 2022
The Outstanding Fernandino Award for Medicine, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, 2022
Emerging Voices for Global Health (EV4GH), 2016
Volunteer, Nanay Bayanihan Typhoon Haiyan IYCF in Emergencies Response (2012-2014)
Educational Background
MSc Public Health, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium, 2015-2016
Doctor of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila College of Medicine, 2002-2008
BSc Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of the Philippines Diliman, cum laude, 1998-2002
Trainings
Accredited Design Professional & Accredited Assessor, Philippine Green Building Initiative (November 2024 - Present)
GREEEN Technical Training Workshop for Health Facilities, Philippine Green Building Initiative (November 2024)
Climate Change Negotiations & Health, United Nations Institute for Training and Research (June 2023)
Asian Institute of Management, Makati, Philippines (2019-2020) Innovation and Business Program Completed coursework in Systems Thinking, Business Model Design, Strategy Formulation and Management, Art-Science Thinking, Marketing, Data Visualization and Artificial Intelligence, Technopreneurship, Financial Management, and Operations Management
How to Practice & Teach Evidence-Based Medicine: An Intensive Training Workshop, Asia Pacific Center for Evidence-Based Healthcare (2014)
Effective and Practical Application of Communication in Local Health and Nutrition Programs, UNICEF and Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication, Manila, Philippines (2013)
Agape Rural Health Program, Managing Community-Based Health Programs, Palawan (2007)
Publications and Presentations
Valerie Gilbert Ulep & Miharu Kimwell & Romelei Camiling-Alfonso & Denese de Guzman & Arianna Amit & Ida Marie Pantig & Alex Herrin, 2024. "Financing Primary Care in the Philippines," Department of Economics, Ateneo de Manila University, Working Paper Series 202403, Department of Economics, Ateneo de Manila University.
Panganiban JMS, Loreche AM, De Mesa RYH, Camiling-Alfonso RC, et al. Promoting equitable and patient-centred care: an analysis of patient satisfaction in urban, rural and remote primary care sites in the Philippines. BMJ Open Quality 2024;13:e002483. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2023-002483
De Mesa, R.Y.H., Marfori, J.R.A., Fabian, N.M.C. Camiling-Alfonso, R.C., et al. Experiences from the Philippine grassroots: impact of strengthening primary care systems on health worker satisfaction and intention to stay. BMC Health Serv Res 23, 117 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08799-1
Rey MP, De Mesa RYH, Marfori JRA, Fabian NMC, Camiling-Alfonso R, Paterno RPP, Sundiang NB, Yusoph A, Dans LF, Galingana CLT, Aquino MRN, Sanchez JT, Catabui JT, Dans AML. The Cost of Primary Care: An Experience Analysis in an Urban Setting . Acta Med Philippina [Internet]. 2024Feb;. Available from: https://actamedicaphilippina.upm.edu.ph/index.php/acta/article/view/6589 ● Robredo JPG, Eala MAB, Marquez NDE, Camiling-Alfonso R. The costs of inadequate toilet coverage in the Philippines. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 May;7(5):387. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(22)00046-2. PMID: 35397239.
KA V. Reyes, V. Cloma-Rosales, PA W. Co, R. Camiling-Alfonso, I.V. Florentino-Fariňas “A nationwide assessment of the knowledge, attitude and practices among Filipino physicians on ethical relations with the pharmaceutical industry ”, Journal of Public Health and Development, Vol .18 No.3 September-December 2020
M. S. Castillo, M. A. Corsino, A. P. Calibo, W. Zeck, D. S. Capili, L. C. Andrade, K.A. Reyes, R. Camiling-Alfonso, M. B. Ponferrada, M. A. Silvestre, "Turning Disaster into an Opportunity for Quality Improvement in Essential Intrapartum and Newborn Care Services in the Philippines: Pre- to Posttraining Assessments", BioMed Research International, vol. 2016, Article ID 6264249, 9 pages, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/6264249
R. Camiling-Alfonso, DS Capili, KA Reyes, AMF Tatad, MA Silvestre. Contributing to the Infant and Young Child Feedin in Emergencies (IYCF-E) response in the Philippines : a local NGO perspective. Field Exchange Emergency Nutrition Network. 2015 Aug;(50):80–4. Available from: http://www.ennonline.net/fex/50/iycfphilippines
