Butuan City - On Wednesday, December 15, 2021 via Zoom Conferencing, the Caraga Regional Nutrition Cluster  convened a meeting focusing on NNC Governing Board Advisory No. 02, series of 2020 re Nutrition Cluster Recommendations on Healthful and Nutritious Family Food Packs and Sustainable Food Sources and Regional Nutrition Cluster Advisory No. 06-003 series of 2021 re Nutrition Cluster Preparation for the Potential Impact of Tropical Cyclone Odette all are for the vulnerable group, the mothers and children.

DOH Caraga Nutrition Program Coordinator Teresita Lina Medrano gave updates on the preparations on the coming typhoon Odette and advised the LGUs to do preposition of logistics and nutrition commodities including IEC materials and nutrition assessment tools; and the minimum service package during emergencies. She reminded the members to relay and advocate the EO51 Milk Code to ensure the safety of children.

On the other hand, the Nutrition Action Officers who are present shared their ongoing preparations at the local level such as the Tandag City Nutrition Office through its CNAO Reyveen John Geli, of the following: activation of the Local Nutrition Clusters; Prepositioning of minimum service package, logistics and IEC materials; advisories on food checklist and breastfeeding; cordination with other offices thru group chats; camp coordination - to ensure breastfeeding area, wash facilities etc in the evacuation centers. To assure safety of beneficiaries, a team was identified to screen donation of private groups and other entities.

The Nutrition Cluster meeting was attended in by the LGUs thru their Provincial, City and Municipal Nutrition Action Officers, District/City Nutrition Program Coordinators and other Nutrition Cluster members with NNC as the Cluster Head. #LVPVargas