GOVPH
MENU

Details
Category: Featured Articles

Interview on nutrition information management

The National Nutrition Council represented by Ms. Margarita DC. Enriquez of Nutrition Policy and Planning Division and Ms. Leah M. Felismino of Nutrition Surveillance Division participated in the Regional Nutrition Cluster V meeting on 7 February 2018 with Ms. Janice P. Feliciano of Health Emergency Management Bureau of the Department of Health. The meeting, presided by RD Napoleon Arevalo and NNC Nutrition Program Coordinator Arlene Reario, discussed the ongoing nutrition response activities being conducted by the government and other stakeholders during the Mayon Volcano eruption. Response activities for nutrition include provision of 3 boiled eggs a week to children under five years, and supplementation with vitamin A capsule and multiple micronutrient powder for children 6-23 months; provision of services along infant and young child feeding in emergencies, supplementary feeding and management of acute malnutrition among young children. About 20 registered nutritionist-dietitians were hired and trained to assist in the provision of nutrition services.

Details
Category: Featured Articles

TAN PHL-03 Partners meeting was held in partnership with Nutrition International and UNICEF last 12 January 2018 at NNC Board Room. Attendees were NNC Technical Committee members, UN development partners, Office of the Vice President, Office of the Cabinet Secretary, and PLCPD.

Nutrition International (formerly Micronutrient Initiative) continues its support to the Philippines for the implementation of Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) 2017-2022 by engaging the services of Alcanz International Limited Liability Company (LLC). The terms of reference of Alcanz International LLC is along supporting and strengthening the capacity of NNC to operationalize PPAN 2017-2022 and advance the national nutrition agenda in the Philippines using strengthened multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder platforms. Activities will be along the development of a compendium of success stories and lessons learned from the implementation of effective nutrition actions by LGUs awarded for outstanding nutrition performance; strengthening the monitoring and evaluation system for PPAN; strategy for LGU mobilization for nutritional outcomes; formulation of regional plan of actions for nutrition (RPAN); and strengthening the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) multi-sectoral platform. The technical assistance will be jointly funded by NI, NNC, and UNICEF.

The NNC convened a meeting with members of the NNC Technical Committee, representatives from UN agencies (FAO, UNICEF, WFP, WHO), non-government organizations (NGOs), and other partners in implementing nutrition interventions last 12 January 2018 to present an overview of the support to PPAN 2017-2022 implementation.

Details
Category: Featured Articles

image amwg article

The Nutrition Assessment and Monitoring Working Group (AMWG), during its meeting on 22 January 2018 at the NNC Board Room, discussed the proposed Information and Management (IM) tools to be used  by Nutrition Clusters (NCs) in the Philippines during emergency response. Out of the 26 tools from the Global Nutrition Cluster IM Toolkit, seven (7) IM tools were identified applicable for use in the Philippines:

  1. Survey database in Microsoft Excel workbook extracts information for analysis from the following type of surveys: anthropometric nutrition surveys, IYCF surveys, micronutrient deficiency surveys and other nutrition-related surveys. The potential sources of information are National Nutrition Survey of FNRI-DOST, OPT Plus of NNC, SMART survey and NINA of Nutrition Cluster.
  2. NC Capacity Map, a Microsoft Excel workbook for conducting capacity mapping of NCs in the areas of community management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) services; human resource capacity; and current resources/ supplies available to provide nutrition services.
  3. NC Checklist is developed to help NCs at national and regional levels in reviewing their performance in fulfilling IM functions. The tool can also be used for self-assessment and to ensure the consistency and completeness in carrying out an IM function by cluster.
  4. NINA tool, a two-page paper-based form, provides a standard nutrition assessment for post-emergency/disaster at the barangay/ municipality/ city/ province to determine impact of emergency/ disaster and appropriate nutrition response for the affected population.
  5. NC Report Forms in Microsoft Excel workbook include various possible interventions and suggested indicators for monitoring. The NC report forms consist of two templates:
    1. NC Report Form A records information of existing and ongoing interventions for affected individual.
    2. NC Report Form B consolidates information from NC Report Form A, by evacuation center.
  6. NC 4Ws (Who does, What, When, Where) in Microsoft Excel workbook is used to gather and analyse information on operational presence of the NC partners and location within an emergency. It enables NCs to help identify potential partners, quickly give a very rough understanding of an on­going response, and superficially identify potential overlaps or gaps in response.
  7. NC Dashboard includes five dashboards in Microsoft Word designed using a common template: Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) launch dashboard, NC HRP progress dashboard, CMAM dashboard, IYCF-E dashboard, and Micronutrient programmes dashboard.

Details
Category: Featured Articles

Picture NNC intensifies LGU strategy

National Nutrition Council (NNC) recognized the country's cream of the crop local government units (LGUs) and nutrition workers in the recently concluded National Nutrition Awarding Ceremony (NNAC) which was held in the historic landmark Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay City last 12 December 2017. More than 500 guests participated in the honor ceremony led by DOH Secretary and NNC Governing Board Chair Dr. Francisco T. Duque III represented by Assistant Secretary of Health Dr. Maria Francia M. Laxamana. 

Assistant Secretary of Health and NNC Executive Director Maria-Bernardita T. Flores delivered the welcome message and said,

" Today, we celebrate our champions, the local government units and their local chief executives, their legislative councils, their functionaries, their community members particularly parents who worked together to plan and implement their nutrition programs efficiently. We celebrate how these efforts have produced results in terms of reduced levels of child undernutrition and overnutrition."