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Strengthening the immune system amid the COVID-19 outbreak is necessary to prevent infections and the occurrence of different types of illnesses. Decreased immunity, particularly in children, is linked with poor nutritional status. Good nutrition, along with healthy lifestyle strategies such as getting adequate rest, engaging in regular physical activity, frequent handwashing, and having good personal hygiene, prevents greater susceptibility to diseases.
Parents and other caregivers serve as nutritional gatekeepers and have the responsibility of keeping children healthy and well-nourished. However, it is important to bear in mind that there is no food or supplement that can protect children from getting sick. It is through a well-balanced diet that the children’s immune system can be supported, and in turn, influence their bodies’ capability to fight infections.
Read more: Essential Nutrients for Strengthening Children's Immunity Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Quezon City – As part of raising awareness on the National Food Fortification Day on 7 November 2020, NPC Eileen B. Blanco served as resource speaker on radio shows such as DWLC Radyo Pilipinas Lucena and Radyo Natin San Jose held on 5 and 6 November 2020, respectively to give updates on the country’s efforts in combatting micronutrient deficiency through food fortification.
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We are at war .. yes we are …
The enemy is not the usual armed men with guns and bombs. We are fighting something so small that it is invisible to the naked eye, yet so fierce and dangerous it could kill millions. We are fighting a VIRUS, a novel one, that it took the whole world by surprise. People are caught off guard and the minute enemy has brought every nation, great and small, to its knees. Leaders scampered to contain it, but as of now, the world is still reeling in its ferocity.
While the world boasts of its advance scientific knowledge and technology, COVID-19 shows that the best way to conquer it is with something basic, and that is preventing its transmission.
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National Nutrition Council – MIMAROPA Region spearheaded the third leg of online Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNSs) Provincial Association Meeting participated by various barangay nutrition scholars, nutrition action officers and nutritionist-dietitians from the province of Occidental Mindoro last 19 October 2020 through Google Meet Application.
Discussed during the meeting were breastfeeding and COVID-19 FAQs for healthcare workers, milk donation policies during emergencies, report on SAM and MAM cases per municipality, Regional Nutrition Committee Resolution No. 1, s. 2020, Regional Development Council No. 1, s. 2020-072-908, status of FBNS member contributions and funds, guidelines on Medical and Survivorship Assistance Requests and CSC Eligibility Application, submission of nutrition reports, and sharing of plans and activities for the last quarter of year 2020.
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The Department of Science and Technology – Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) conducted a virtual dissemination meeting on the results of the 2019 Expanded National Nutrition Survey (ENNS) in Marinduque province held on 22 October 2020. It aimed to provide relevant data concerning health and nutrition situation at the provincial level that may serve as the basis for crafting local nutrition action plans.
According to the 2019 ENNS, 6 out of 10 (56.5%) household in Marinduque experienced acute food insecurity. It was evident among poor wealth households with more than 5 members in the family.
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“There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children. There is no duty more important than ensuring that their rights are respected, that their welfare is protected, that their lives are free from fear and want and that they can grow up in peace." (Kofi Annan, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Secretary-General of the United Nations between 1997 and 2006)
The National Nutrition Council MIMAROPA Region participates in the observance of 28th National Children’s Month. In the Philippines, National Children’s Month is celebrated every November by virtue of Republic Act (RA) 10661 approved by the Former President Benigno S. Aquino III last 29 May 2015. This declaration commemorates the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child by the United Nations General Assembly on 20 November 1989, and seeks to instill its significance in the Filipino consciousness. The annual celebration is spearheaded by the Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC), National Youth Commission (NYC), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and board agencies.
Read more: NNC MIMAROPA joins the observance of the 28th National Children's Month
