The training carries the theme “Deepening Leadership: Sustaining Gains and Managing Change for the First 1000 Days ((F1KD).

The RNGP is one of the sub-component of the project through Zuellig Family Foundation (ZFF) in cooperation with UNICEF and funded by Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).

The project is currently implemented in regions 8 and 9 with the provincial government of Samar, North Samar, and Zamboanga Fely Norte. In its implementation in the mentioned provinces, the project is entitled “Integrated Nutrition and Health Actions in First 1000 Days: Improving the lives of vulnerable children and women”. RNGP provided relevant inputs both technical and leadership to the provincial and municipal Local Chief Executive and its core team members.

Moreover, the RNGP aims to engage the regional partners and stakeholders in the development and sustainability of the integrated 1000 days intervention at the LGU level.

It will focus on addressing Adaptive and Technical challenges internally that affect the harmonization of DOH-CHD and NNC regional offices on nutrition and the First 1000 Days intervention in the covered LGUs.

Meanwhile, both RNPC Dr. Catalino P. Dotollo, Jr and Ms. Nimfa Ekong presented the comparative data on wasting and stunting in the years 2019 and 2020. Also presented were the harmonization point and particular milestones of RNGP module 1 in terms of support to LGUs. Likewise, the remaining challenges of the project implementation were discussed by the RNPCs.

The RNGP module 2 hopes to enhance further the foundational Bridging Leadership competencies of the regional core team as the technical authority in sustaining gains and achievements in harmonizing health and nutrition-related intervention to help improve nutrition and F1KD system in the project sites. #NPC-CPD