The National Nutrition Council (NNC-NCR) joined the Department of Health-NCR Office and the stakeholders from the 17 local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila, non-government organizations, and government agencies in the Universal Health Care High Impact Five (Hi5) Summit held on June 8, 2015 at the Century Park Hotel, Manila.
The 15-month High Impact Five Breakthrough or Hi5 is a strategy of the Department of Health (DOH) that aims to address the various elements of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4, 5 and 6. As explained by DOH Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, these strategies focus on the five (5) critical universal health care interventions with high impact on health: maternal care, infant care, child care (under five health), HIV/AIDs, and service delivery network (SDN).
Dr. Ruben Siapno of DOH-NCRO presented a road map that shows the health and nutrition services that will be strengthened and intensified through the Hi5 campaign during the 15-month implementation period. There will be Buntis Congress, milk letting activity, hospital week celebration, mass deworming, Kalusugang Pangkalahatan (KP) caravan, micronutrient supplementation, youth summit, world AIDS day celebration,, blood donation and nourishment feeding. All these activities will be synchronized in all the cities and municipality in the region to create impact.
Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator Milagros Elisa V. Federizo joined DOH-NCRO Regional Director Ariel I. Valencia and the other partners and stakeholders in signing the pledge of commitment in support of the implementation of Hi5.
NNC-NCR pledged to support and participate in the various Hi5 activities in the region, particularly in the advocacy and promotion of good nutrition. At the Hi5 Summit, Nutrition Officers Emerenciana Francia and Theresa Rivas distributed Ten Kumainments flyers and foldable fans printed with Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos (NGF) to the guests and participants.
NNC-NCR believes that proper maternal, infant and young child nutrition is vital in the attainment of the MDGs and in the development of the country. (TAR/MEVF/NNCNCR)
