The National Nutrition Council (NNC), Region VI through RNPC Nona B. Tad-y turned-over a check amounting to P 3, 096, 054.00 to fund the Dietary Supplementation Program (DSP) for Pregnant Women in the Early Childhood Care and Development in the First 1000 Days (ECCD F1K) Program to local government unit (LGU) of Concepcion, Iloilo, March 26, 2018.
The DSP's objectives are to reduce the number of nutritionally at risk pregnant women and to increase the number of infants with normal birth weigh (greater than or equal 2.5 kgs) by giving them hot meals every week day for 76 days and dry rations every weekend for 14 days statrting on the 24th week of pregnancy.
Honorable Mayor Millard Villanueva of Concepcion received the check and witnessed by Municipal Nutrition Action (MNAO) Dr. Helen Minguez, SB on Health Hon. Agustin Garilva and other members of Municipal Nutrition Council and ECCD F1K PNC for Iloilo Province Gelaine Pet Trabado.