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Are you experiencing symptoms of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), or do you know someone who has this condition? Well, article is perfectly made for you!
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is a typical, chronic condition affecting 3 to 8% of the population in East Asia, 9 to 26% of the population in Europe, 9 to 33% of the population in Middle East, 12% of the population, 18 to 28% of the population in North America, and 23% of the population in North America, respectively, based on studies.
Read more: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD): How can you manage it?
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The National Nutrition Council (NNC) officially launched its first electronic learning course on Local Nutrition Program Management in 2021 with almost hundreds of enrollees from all over the Philippines. Despite the pandemic, NNC continues to offer an alternate learning mode for people directly involved in local nutrition program management to develop their skills and align their projects, programs, and activities with the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition, the country's framework for nutrition improvement.
It is with great pride and honor to present the following enrollees from MIMAROPA region who successfully completed the e-Learning course on Local Nutrition Program Management for 2021.
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The Vision “A Nutritionally Healthy Marinduque guides the Provincial Nutrition Committee (PNC) in fighting malnutrition. The PNC is strongly convinced that a well – nourished people will direct the community to progress and sustained development.
The collective effort of PNC, Municipal Nutrition Committee (MNC) and Barangay Nutrition Committees (BNC) of Marinduque have resulted in a better quality of life for their constituents. This is evidenced by the continued reduction in the prevalence of stunting from 17.8% in 2017 to 10.3% in 2019 and in the prevalence of wasting from 5.3% in 2017 to 3.4% in 2019.
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The Provincial Government of Romblon thru the Provincial Nutrition Committee (PNC) has implemented various nutrition programs to address the malnutrition problems which aimed to address the stunting and wasting prevalence in the province.
Read more: Strategies and Key Programs of Romblon Province in Addressing Malnutrition
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In connection with the Philippines’ observance of World Obesity Day on 4 March 2022, the NNC together with the Department of Health, UNICEF, World Health Organization, Philippines Association for the Study of Overweight and Obesity, and Nutrition Center of the Philippines will organize a webinar on the same date at 9:00 AM to 12:00 NN via Zoom and will be streamed over NNC’s Facebook page.
The webinar adopts the World Obesity global theme “Everybody needs to act” to recognize and share actions to address overweight and obesity. It is estimated that there are about 27 million Filipinos who are overweight and obese in 2018-2019. Furthermore, this activity supports the Overweight and Obesity Prevention and Management Program of PPAN 2017-2022.
Kindly register here https://tinyurl.com/2022worldobesityday on or before 25 February 2022.
The event link will be provided upon registration. Those who cannot register via Zoom may watch the webinar to be streamed on NNC Official Facebook Page.
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Hailed as the World’s Best and Friendliest Island for its idyllic landscape and captivating sceneries. With its crystal-clear waters, stunning limestone formations, and amiable hospitality of the people, it is no wonder that Palawan has become a major tourist hub in the country. As the largest province in the Philippines, Palawan consists of 23 municipalities and 367 barangays, most of which are situated on remote islands.
In the past years, Palawan has been critically associated with high incidence of malnutrition and other health-related maladies plaguing the far-flung communities. The extremely vast geographical condition of Palawan makes it difficult for the local officials and health warriors to provide basic services to the vulnerable communities, especially children and pregnant women. In MIMAROPA, Palawan has consistently recorded a high Malnutrition Prevalence Rate (MPR) or malnourished children in the barangays.
These pressing circumstances have compelled the National Nutrition Council (NNC), under the Department of Health (DOH), and other government and non-government agencies, to take pragmatic steps to address this perennial challenge to uplift the health and nutrition status of Palaweño families.
