Agutaya archipelago doctor who cared for 13,000 people on her own

2023-06-10 07:55

The pandemic was far from Dr Alena's only challenge on a far-flung archipelago in the Philippines.

When 99-year-old Eleuthera Abus lifts her right arm, she winces as the broken bones move. It's been six months since her fall.

"All I can do is manage her pain," says Alena Yap, the 28-year-old doctor who is examining her on her porch. "She really needs to have the bone pinned. But the family is...