National Capital Region

Details: Category: Region NCR; Published: 26 April 2022

Caloocan city culminating activity The nutrition committee of the City of Caloocan organized a culminating activity that marked the graduation of 424 pregnant beneficiaries from the National Nutrition Council’s Tutok Kainan Dietary Supplementation Program (TK-DSP) in Caloocan City on March 17 and 18, 2022.

Tutok Kainan DSP started on December 9, 2021 until March 18, 2022 in Caloocan City. The program provided daily food supplementation to pregnant beneficiaries for 90 days which consist of enhanced nutribun in the 1st month, hot meals in the 2nd month, and nutribun + LNS-SQ in the 3rd month. Hot meals consist of one (1) viand, iron-fortified rice, and banana.

Details: Category: Region NCR; Published: 25 April 2022

Rice Festival Week 1 In line with Proclamation No. 279 series 1956 of President Magsaysay, the last week of April is designated as the Rice Festival Week. Its purpose is to raise Filipinos' attention to more effective rice production.

According to the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), rice is the principal food for more than 60% of the world's population. A typical Filipino plate is not complete without rice. Rice is the staple food in the Philippines. It is not only important for the country’s economy in attaining agricultural development but also for ending hunger.

Details: Category: Region NCR; Published: 20 April 2022

TK Culminating at Navotas City Navotas City Nutrition Committee held a culminating activity on March 15, 2022, for the sixty-four (64) pregnant beneficiaries to mark the end of the 90-day food supplementation provided by the National Nutrition Council’s Tutok Kainan Dietary Supplementation Program (TK-DSP).

TK-DSP is the NNC’s COVID-19 response that aims to fight malnutrition and prevent stunting in the first 1000 days of life (F1KD) by improving the quality and quantity of food for pregnant women and children 6-23 months.

Details: Category: Region NCR; Published: 22 April 2022

The National Nutrition Council – NCR (NNC-NCR) tapped businesses and private sectors to invest in nutrition during the regional SUN Business Network Organizational Meeting attended by 12 participants from nine (9) companies held virtually on April 21, 2022.

The meeting was presided by NNC-NCR Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator (RNPC) Ms. Milagros Elisa Federizo. During the meeting, Nutrition Officer III Emerenciana Francia discussed the current nutrition situation in the region. RNPC Federizo then presented the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) 2017-2022 and the Scaling Up Nutrition or SUN 3.0.

Details: Category: Region NCR; Published: 13 April 2022

Aim for cleaner air, water, and food for a #HealthierTomorrow! World Health Day 2022 According to World Health Organization (WHO), there are more than 12 million deaths worldwide every year because of avoidable environmental causes. These include air pollution, extreme weather events, poor sanitation, and food and waterborne diseases among others. Collectively, they are considered a climate crisis that affects people’s health and sometimes causes death.

Climate change also causes disasters such as floods and drought resulting in diseases such as dengue, leptospirosis, cholera, malaria, and typhoid fever. Yearly, a total of 829,000 people die from diarrhea caused by poor sanitation and polluted water.

The WHO’s celebration of the World Health Day 2022 on April 7th with the theme "Our Planet, Our Health." encourages all stakeholders globally to do critical actions needed to keep the people and the planet healthy and livable. It also promotes a movement to create societies focused on the welfare of the community.

Details: Category: Region NCR; Published: 21 April 2022

SUN Happening Now 5 A total of 18 universities and colleges located in different LGUs in Metro Manila joined the Regional SUN Academe Network in an online meeting held on April 19, 2022. The network will elevate the role of academe in driving the evidence base, strengthen research capacity, prioritize implementation of science and research, and leverage their academic voice to advocate for and position nutrition.

During the meeting, Regional Nutrition Committee Chair and Regional Director of Metro Manila Center for Health Development Dr. Gloria J. Balboa asked the support of the academe in ending malnutrition.

“We need you as our partners to uplift the status of every malnourish child to better their lives. We must not forget that the ultimate objective of the SUN Movement is for you to be a catalyst in paving the way to a better-quality life of Filipinos,” Dr. Balboa said.