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The Scaling Up Nutrition Global Gathering (SUNGG) is the flagship event of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement that brings together SUN Government Focal Points and members from their multi- stakeholder platforms. In this gathering, participants shared progress, experiences and insights on how nutrition and multi-stakeholder partnerships can accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. Previously, the SUN Movement Global Gatherings have been held in New York (2013), Rome (2014), Milan (2015), and in Abidjan (2017). This year, the SUNGG was held in Kathmandu, Nepal on 4–7 November 2019. The theme of this year’s SUN Global Gathering is “Nourishing People and Planet Together,” acknowledging that globalization, urbanization, inequities, humanitarian crises and climate shocks are driving unprecedented negative changes in people’s nutrition around the world.

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Spearheaded by its Nutrition Surveillance Division, the National Nutrition Council (NNC) conducted an End Users’ Training on the ECCD F1K Reporting System, on 5-7 and 12-14 November 2019 at the Asian Institute of Management Conference Center, Makati City. Health and nutrition staff from the provinces of Pangasinan, Nueva Vizcaya, Rizal, Quezon, Occidental Mindoro, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Cebu, Leyte, Samar, Zamboanga del Sur, Davao del Sur and Davao Occidental, as well as select Nutrition Officers from NNC Regional Offices of NCR, MIMAROPA, I, II, III, V, VI, VII, VIII, X, XI, CARAGA and BARMM participated in the 3-day training.

The web-based ECCD F1K reporting system enables multi-level program managers to easily track delivery of ECCD-related services, progress of individual pregnant women, lactating mothers and children 0-23 months as well as overall municipal/city-based program accomplishments versus the programmed results. The system also allows reduced time in writing and preparing reports since workers can already encode and transmit reports real-time without printing. The system allows off-line encoding and generates SMS-enabled notifications. Workers can therefore use the system using mobiles and tablets, with or without continuous internet connection.

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MANILA I The National Nutrition Council in partnership with Department of Health and UNICEF Philippines held a three-day multisectoral forum and workshop entitled “MAPS: Multisectoral Actions to Prevent Stunting: A Multisectoral Forum, Mid-term Review and Updating of the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) 2017-2022” on 02-04 October 2019 in Manila.

“We are at the midpoint of the implementation of the PPAN for 2017 to 2022, and it is time for self-checks. How are we doing, in terms of stunting prevention? Programs need continuous, consistent measurements, as “what gets measured, gets done.” Whatever has not been done, now is the time to get back on the mill to get it done.”, said DOH Assistant Secretary for Public Health Services Team Dr. Maria Rosario S. Vergeire in her opening message.

The three-day activity was conducted to provide the forum for exchange of new evidence, joint valuation of PPAN progress and multisectoral planning for the remaining years of PPAN 2017-2022. As an input to the mid-term review and updating of the PPAN, 2017-2022, results of recent researches relevant to addressing malnutrition, in particular, stunting were presented to the 150 attendees. The participants came from national government agencies, local and international non-government organizations, academe, regional level government agencies, and LGU representatives from PPAN focus provinces.

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The National Nutrition Awarding ceremony (NNAC) is an annual event carried out by the National Nutrition Council (NNC) to give honor to local government units and nutrition workers who have shown exemplary commitment to improving the nutritional status of their respective areas. This year, around 600 guests celebrated the achievements of nutrition champions at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) on 30 August 2019. Cabinet Secretary Karlo B. Nograles represented President Rodrigo R. Duterte in recognizing the awardees.

Awards that were given out in the annual NNAC include the Consistent Regional Outstanding Winner in Nutrition (CROWN) Award, Nutrition Honor Award (NHA), and the National Outstanding Barangay Nutrition Scholar (NOBNS) Award.

Consistent Regional Outstanding Winner in Nutrition (CROWN) Award

The CROWN Award is received by municipalities, cities, and/or provinces that excelled in nutrition program management and are bestowed the Green Banner Award in their respective regions for three consecutive years. The CROWN awardees recognized this year are:

1. City of Calapan, Oriental Mindoro

2. Municipality of Ibajay, Aklan

3. Municipality of Carmen, Bohol

4. City of Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte

5. City of Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental

6. Municipality of Maco, Compostela Valley

These LGUs were adjudged by the interagency regional nutrition evaluation team as outstanding in the region. They received the CROWN trophy and a cash prize of P500,000.