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Did you know that according to the 2019 Expanded National Nutrition Survey (ENNS) of DOST-FNRI, only 28.1% are aware that iodized salt can prevent goiter and only 0.8% said that is good for pregnant women?
Goiter is defined as enlargement of the thyroid gland due to abnormal production of thyroid hormones. If the thyroid gland secretes excessive hormones, this may lead hyperthyroidism while insufficient hormones may cause hypothyroidism. Additionally, goiter is an indicator of chronic iodine deficiency and can be used as primary analysis for a population’s prevalence and severity of iodine deficiency disorders.
Read more: Strengthen Awareness on Thyroid Disorder Prevention and Management
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Palawan Province – Super Typhoon Odette (Rai), the 15th and the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines last year, made a landfall on Palawan Province at 5:00 PM last 17 December 2021 and made a devastating destruction of houses, and power, water and telecommunication outages. On 20 December, the government declared the state of calamity in the MIMAROPA region and other regions affected.
Three weeks after Typhoon Odette’s landfall, a warning that nutrition and food security are at risk in hard-hit areas unless immediate food needs are provided over the next six months was declared by United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). With this, availability of reliable information pre-, during and post-disaster, including planning, and coming up with informed, grounded, strategic decisions to address challenges and gaps in provision of nutrition services during emergency response, recovery, and rehabilitation is needed.
Read more: NNC and UNICEF deploys Information Management Officer in Palawan
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The new and improved 2022 electronic Operation Timbang Plus (e-OPT) Tool with updated population projection for BARANGAYS AND COMMUNITY are now available for download at the NNC website and can be accessed through the following links:
Read more: 2022 e-OPT Tools for Barangays and Community Level now available for download!
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On the 8th day of February 2022, 12 NNC MIMAROPA staff convened for the monthly staff meeting presided by NPC-OIC Ma. Eileen B. Blanco via Zoom Application, 1:30 to 4:15 PM.
NO III Chen facilitated the discussion on schedule of activities for February 2022 which includes monitoring to programs – Early Childhood Care and Development-First 1000 Days, Tutok Kainan Dietary Supplementation Program, Nutriskwela Community Radio Stations, and Early Warning Systems. Regular NNC-led meetings shall be conducted and interagency meetings to be attended as invited.
Read more: NNC MIMAROPA welcomes February 2022 with hopefulness and positivity
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National Nutrition Council – MIMAROPA conducted the first online monitoring for 2022 to its Nutriskwela Community Radio Station in Bansud, Oriental Mindoro – DZNI FM 99.7 Radyo Kaunlaran last 9 February. The monitoring team was headed by Nutrition Officer II Bianca Estrella and assisted by Nutrition Officer I Sean Frances Barredo. The meeting was also joined by the Station Manager Cresentina Salapare.
The virtual conference was guided by a 10-point system monitoring form which includes the following: 1) Presence and state of equipment provided by NNC, 2) Presence and state of other devices provided by NNC partners, 3) Broadcast Operation, 4) Quality of Station On-Air Sound, 5) Program Schedule, 6) Monitoring from National Telecommunications Commission, 7) Station Management, 8) Sustainability, 9) Program Impact to Listeners, and 10) Recommendations for Improvement.
Read more: Radyo Kaunlaran First Semestral Online Monitoring for 2022!
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NNC MIMAROPA convened the Nutriskwela Community Radio Stations in the region attended by representatives from Radyo Kasimanwa in Coron, Palawan; Radyo Kaunlaran in Bansud, Oriental Mindoro; and Radyo Kamalindig in Buenavista, Marinduque – in a virtual meeting on 17 February 2022 via Zoom.
The meeting was attended by 7 radio personnel from the 3 radio stations composed of station managers, programs managers and radio anchors and presided by NPC Ma. Eileen Blanco.
Read more: NNC MIMAROPA convenes Nutriskwela Community Radio Stations in the region
