Dr. Thelma Tupasi was instrumental in my decision to pursue a career in infectious disease research. Unknown to many, she was also knowledgeable of issues in the control of malaria. The Global Fund for TB, AIDS, and Malaria in the Philippines, under her leadership, rolled out several innovative malaria interventions which are still utilized today, and adopted by other countries. She is truly an extraordinary person and a visionary, the likes of which we will not see for a long time to come.
