Alberto Teodoro Malvar (TJ) is the lead coordinator of the Dr. Rosita G. Leong Primary Health Care Hub (RGL Hub) and a faculty member at the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health.

The RGL Hub aims to make healthcare more accessible for all through a strengthened primary health care approach. TJ and his colleagues are working on implementing programs that capacitate primary health care providers: primary care physicians, nurses, midwives, and village health workers.

They are also exploring the use of telemedicine as a tool to improve access to primary care doctors and medical specialists, especially in remote areas. 

Five years ago, TJ moved to Barangay Calawis, an upland community in the foothills of the Sierra Madre mountains, with the intention of uplifting the health status of the Calawis community.

TJ serves as a community doctor in Calawis and as a barangay councilor, in charge of the committee on health.

In 2021, he received a grant to put up his own medical clinic, serving Calawis and neighboring communities. In addition to his health-related work, TJ is an advocate for environmental protection, and he founded Forest Bathing MNL, an organization that encourages people to reconnect with nature.