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Duterte declares nutrition as top priority in annual Nutrition Award Ceremony
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte vows to put a stop to hunger and malnutrition by putting nutrition – along with health, education, employment, and infrastructure – on top of his administration’s priorities. President Duterte through Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr. made this commitment during the 2016 National Nutrition Awarding Ceremony at the Philippine International Convention Center, December 13.
The awarding ceremony is an annual event of the National Nutrition Council to recognize outstanding local government units (LGUs) and Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) with effective and efficient implementation of nutrition programs resulting to improved nutrition situation of infants, young children, and mothers.
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NNC Lauds Outstanding Performers in Nutrition in 2016 National Nutrition Awarding Ceremony
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Another job excellently done! The country’s cream of the crop local government units and nutrition workers will gather together at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) on 13 December during the 2016 National Nutrition Awarding Ceremony. About 500 guests are expected to participate in this year’s much-awaited recognition rites.
Topping the list of winners across the five different award categories are the cities of Cauayan in Isabela (Region 2), Mandaluyong (NCR), and Valencia City in Bukidnon (Region 10), which will be conferred the Nutrition Honor Award (NHA). The NHA is the highest distinction in nutrition conferred by the interagency National Nutrition Council for LGUs able to sustain improvement in the nutritional status of their constituents for 6 consecutive years. NHA awardees each receive a trophy and cash incentive of P1,000,000.
Nutrition Action Officers to Wage All Out War on Malnutrition
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More than 500 Nutrition Action Officers (NAOs) from all over the country were gathered by the National Nutrition Council (NNC) to address the call for action to end malnutrition in the country. The NAOs, who are coordinators of nutrition programs of local governments, are critical in ensuring that local governments prioritize nutrition programs. During the 4th National Conference of Nutrition Action Officers, NAOs were urged to contribute to bringing down the rate of malnutrition especially among children.
While there have been improvements in the nutritional status of Filipinos in the past, the problem remains. Currently, 33 percent of children 0-4 years old are stunted or short for their age while 7.1% of the same age group are wasted (or low weight for height). Stunting results to delayed motor development, impaired mental development and poor school performance. Stunting often starts in the first two years of life and is mostly irreversible. Children who are wasted are likely to die as a result of lack of food or infectious disease.
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