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Five out of five meetings, done! The National Nutrition Council – MIMAROPA Region completed the last leg of online Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNSs) Provincial Association Meeting with presence of barangay nutrition scholars, nutrition action officers and nutritionist-dietitians from various municipalities of Romblon province last 16 November 2020 via Zoom Application.
The agenda were as follows a) breastfeeding and COVID-19 FAQs for healthcare workers by WHO, milk donation policies during emergencies, b) SAM and MAM cases report per municipality, c) Regional Nutrition Committee Resolution No. 1, s. 2020 and Regional Development Council No. 1, s. 2020-072-908, d) status of FBNS member contributions and funds, e) guidelines on Medical and Survivorship Assistance Requests and CSC Eligibility Application, f) submission of nutrition reports, and g) proposed plans and activities for the last quarter of year 2020.
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Annually, National Nutrition Council – MIMAROPA gathers the Nutrition Action Officers and District and City Nutrition Program Coordinators in the region to provide relevant updates based on the current nutrition situation. This year, a joint NAOs and D/CNPCs meeting was conducted with primary agenda of reviewing accomplishments of the 2019 Regional Plan of Action for Nutrition. The said meeting was attended by 53 nutrition implementers in different provinces and cities in MIMAROPA region.
Read more: RPAN Accomplishment Review conducted during the Joint MIMAROPA NAOs and D/CNPCs Meeting
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Four down, one more to go! The National Nutrition Council – MIMAROPA Region finished the fourth leg of online Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNSs) Provincial Association Meeting cooperated by barangay nutrition scholars and nutrition action officers from various municipalities of Palawan province and Puerto Princesa City last 9 November 2020 via Zoom Application.
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As the community quarantine is still in effect, people find ways to focus on recreational hobbies within their homes and one of which is gardening. From food producing plants to ornamental plants, the rising trend of gardening has led to the moniker “Plantito” or “Plantita” which refers to people whose hobby is growing plants and showcasing their masterpieces on social media.
As the trend of gardening is sweeping in their community, Municipal Nutrition Office (MNO) of Magsaysay, Occidental Mindoro led by Municipal Nutrition Action Officer Ms. Rowena G. Nerona devised an approach to ride the wave while helping to mitigate the malnutrition situation in their municipality. They launched #barteranNgHalamanForACause on July 2020 where MNO encouraged the community to donate their plants. These donated plants by plantitos and plantitas are traded with food commodities ranging from dairy products, rice, food packs, and others.
Read more: Want to be Plantito/Plantita? Buy them with food for a cause
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The NNC MIMAROPA previously released an online nutrition information sharing session in lieu of the yearly conduct of information and dissemination campaigns to raise awareness on nutrition and to focus on pressing nutrition issues affecting the country. The first episode was released in July 2020 and dwelled on breastfeeding during the COVID-19 pandemic, relating the impact of proper infant and young child feeding on the prevention of stunting as the focus of this year’s nutrition month.
To continue the video series, NNC MIMAROPA will be releasing a 3-part nutrition sharing session that will be premiered every Saturdays, 10:00 AM, starting on November 14 at the National Nutrition Council MIMAROPA Region Facebook Page.
Dr. Aurora Gloria I. Libadia, Clinical Associate Professor, College of Medicine, and Head, Lactation Unit and Human Milk Bank of the University of the Philippines Philippine General Hospital will serve as the resource speaker and cover a wide range of topics including following:
Read more: Join NNC MIMAROPA’s Three-Part Nutrition Sharing Session on November 2020!
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The National Nutrition Council MIMAROPA premiered the first of a three-part video series (see: https://www.nnc.gov.ph/regional-offices/luzon/region-iv-b-mimaropa/4313-join-nnc-mimaropa-s-three-part-nutrition-sharing-session-on-november-2020) on 14 November 2020 via NNC MIMAROPA Facebook page which focused on the Unang Yakap Protocol and the benefits of breastfeeding.
Relating to this year’s nutrition month celebration, one of the ways to focus on stunting is to advocate on the first 1000 days of life. The first 1000 days of life, which spans from the moment of conception until the child reaches two years of age, is one of the strategic thrusts of the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) PPAN 2017-2022, the country’s blueprint for nutrition action. Examining closely the first 1000 days approach, having improved nutrition helps address the problem of malnutrition through proper care and infant and young child feeding. This is evidenced by results of the 2019 Expanded National Nutrition Survey which shows that the prevalence of stunting remains to be high, coinciding the period of the recommended start of giving complementary foods.
Guest resource person, Dr. Aurora Gloria I. Libadia, Clinical Associate Professor and Head, Lactation Unit and Human Milk Bank, University of the Philippines – Philippine General Hospital, began the discussion by highlighting the importance of making the Philippines a mother-baby friendly country, as this benefits not only the child, but also that of the mother, their family, the community, and in long-term scale, poses impacts on national and global development as well.
