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Radyo Mo sa Nutrisyon is a 30-minute block time nutrition radio program aired over RMN-DZXL 558 Manila every Saturday from 12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. NNC Officer-in-Charge Executive Director III Dr. Azucena M. Dayanghirang anchors the program with radio broadcaster Rod Marcelino. Radyo Mo sa Nutrisyon discusses issues about nutrition, health and development. Since 2015, the program expanded its broadcast to eight other RMN provincial stations including DYKR 1161 Kalibo, DYHB 747 Bacolod, DYVR 657 Roxas, DYHP 612 Cebu, DXDR 981 Dipolog, DXMB 648 Malaybalay, DXDC 621 Davao and DXBC 693 Butuan. Radyo Mo sa Nutrisyon also broadcasts through online platforms such as via Youtube(RadyoMosaNutrisyonYr10), Facebook (RadyoMosaNutrisyon), Radio Mindanao Network Facebook live and over television via Cignal TV Channel 309.

Details: Category: Featured Articles; Published: 02 June 2015

Despite significant advancements in recent years, many countries in Southeast Asia still face the triple burden of malnutrition – undernourishment, micronutrient deficiencies and obesity.

To address the long standing problem of malnutrition, the Philippines’ National Nutrition Council (NNC) will host the 2nd ASEAN Nutrition Surveillance Workshop-Conference to pursue the establishment of an ASEAN Nutrition Surveillance System, where delegates from the 10 ASEAN member-states are set to meet on 24-28 February 2015 in Makati City.

Doh logo The objective of the project under the program “ASEAN Collaborative Project on Nutrition,” is to promote the sharing of information along challenges and good practices in improving nutrition condition, measuring progress using key indicators, and harmonized methodology toward attainment of regional and global goals through an ASEAN Nutrition Surveillance System Strategic Plan.

This process of nutritional surveillance can facilitate decision-making in relation to current and future policies, and direct targeting for health, nutrition and general development programs. Surveillance information can be utilized to promote actions that will alleviate or prevent malnutrition in the population on the individual, family, community, national and within the ASEAN region.
Participants of the said workshop-conference will include delegates from the ASEAN member states namely: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines.

Representatives from the United Nations and the ASEAN Secretariat will also be part of the delegates to the workshop-conference, where resource persons from UNICEF, World Health Organization and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations will provide technical updates on global nutrition goals, strategies and indicators.

The establishment of the nutrition surveillance system in the ASEAN is only one of the few events in the global and regional arena that has renewed its commitment for nutrition improvement. Among other events are the 2nd International Conference on Nutrition and the Scaling up Nutrition (SUN) Global Gathering both held in Rome in November 2014, and the ASEAN Task Force Meeting on Maternal, New Born and Child Health (ATFMCH) on 11-12 December 2014 in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand.

These programs have identified nutrition as one of their priority concerns for policy advocacy to address today’s major nutrition challenges and priorities for enhanced international cooperation on nutrition.

Details: Category: Featured Articles; Published: 15 May 2015

co nnc awards long bns nationwide Among the highlights of the recently concluded 3rd National Conference of Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) was the conferment of the Long-serving Award to BNSs who have served their communities for at least 30 years as of 2014. A total of 304 BNSs qualified for the award and were each presented with a certificate of appreciation and cash incentive. Of the 39 longest-serving BNSs awarded for 36 years of service, Ms. Generosa P. Cabrestante of Palawan was the eldest at 82 years of age. She was followed by Elsa C. Pacurib of Laguna, 77 years old, and Salvacion L. Cariño of Zambales, and Teodora N. Rocha of Mabalacat City, both 75 years old.

Details: Category: Featured Articles; Published: 10 May 2015

10 kumainments billboard icon The quality of service provided by the National Nutrition Council has once again been recognized. NNC’s “10 Kumainments” radio plug was one of the finalists during the 23rd Golden Dove Awards of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) under the Best Public Service Announcements (PSA’s) Award category.

The “10 Kumainments” radio plugs are being aired during NNC’s Katumbas Ay Biyaya radio program over DZRH AM 666 Khz. The “10 Kumainments” radio plugs encourage Filipinos to have healthy diet and active lifestyle for the prevention of non-communicable diseases.

Details: Category: Featured Articles; Published: 01 May 2015

4000 bns convene 3rd national conference They are not superheroes, but they are the ticket to well-nourished Filipinos in the barangays all over the country. They are the Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS).

BNS are the frontliners in providing basic health and nutrition services in the communities. Once again, almost 4,000 BNSs across the archipelago met in a biennial national conference hosted by the National Nutrition Council of the Department of Health in partnership with the LuzViMin BNS Federation, Inc.