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The National Nutrition Council Caraga is one of the many agencies and entities that joins with the country in celebrating Goiter Awareness Week or GAW which is annually observed on the fourth week of January.
The celebration is in adherence to Presidential Proclamation No. 1188 signed on 11 December 2016 by former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo which aimed to raise public awareness of the prevention and control of goiter and other Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD).
In the study conducted by the Philippine Thyroid Diseases (PhilTiDes-1) in 2012, thyroid function abnormalities among the adult population had a prevalence rate of 8.53% and among these, goiter was identified as the most common thyroid disorder.
The physical manifestation of goiter includes an appearance of a mass in the neck caused by abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland. Signs and symptoms are varied and may include hoarseness of voice, dryness of skin and hair, shortness of breath, dizziness, fatigue, and menstrual irregularities for women. Many conditions can cause this disease, but the most common cause of goiter worldwide is iodine deficiency.
Iodine deficiency disorders or IDDs is a collective term of all the ill effects of iodine deficiency. Some of the most critical disorders induced by iodine deficiency include brain damage and irreversible mental retardation such as cretinism and preventable intellectual impairment.
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BUTUAN CITY – The Provincial/ City Nutrition Action Officers ( PCNAOs) and District/ City Nutrition Program Coordinators (DCNPCs) of Caraga region convened for its First Meeting of the year on 12 January 2023 at Balanghai Hotel, Butuan City.
The meeting was attended by nineteen (19) PCNAOs and DCNPCs from the five provinces and four cities (Bayugan City, Butuan City, Tandag City, and Surigao City). The attendees were welcomed by RNPC Niño Archie S. Labordo of the National Nutrition Council Caraga.
In his welcome message, RNPC Labordo expressed his gratefulness to the Local Nutrition Focal Points who opted to attend the meeting despite the weather condition and for facing 2022 with vigor and versatility and looking forward to a better and meaty nutrition program implementation in 2023.
The meeting was purposely conducted for the Nutrition Action Officers and Coordinators to align, prioritize and timeline major programs, projects, and activities, in 2023 and with the implementation of the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) 2023-2028.
Read more: Caraga nutrition associations to focus more meaningful PAPs in 2023
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Read more: Community Nutrition Services NC II kickstarts in 2023
BUTUAN CITY- Community Nutrition Services NC II for the Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) to kickstart in 2023, said by Nutrition Program Coordinator, Dr. Nino Archie S. Labordo during the meeting of the Provincial/City Nutrition Action Officers (PCNAO) and District/City Nutrition Program Coordinators (DCNPC) on 12 January 2023 at Balanghai Hotel, Butuan City.
In 2019, the NNC Governing Board, through NNC GB Resolution No. 9, recommends and in coordination to Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) for the development of Training Regulation (TR) on Community Nutrition Services NC II for the BNSs.
The resolution aims to update the training modules for BNSs to be competency-based, increase retention of performing BNSs with change in local leadership, and standardize the roll-out of training for BNSs
At community level, Barangay Nutrition Scholars are recognized as the community volunteers that are responsible for offering nutrition programs and other related activities.
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BUTUAN CITY - The National Nutrition Council Caraga Region participated in the simultaneous national launching of End Stunting Now Campaign of Brigada News Network on its 11th week of Mother and Child Care Advocacy at Brgy. Libertad, Butuan City on 21 January 2023. Brigada News FM Butuan 96.7 Station Manager, Mr. Carlo G. Dugaduga and his staff spearheaded the launching of the campaign and was warmly welcomed by Punong Barangay Menchie Diaz-Rosario and the barangay council.
DMOII Raphael P. Ochavo represented the NNC Caraga on behalf of NPC Dr. Niño Archie S. Labordo. With the pregnant and lactating mothers and barangay officials as audience, DMOII Ochavo discussed the First 1000 Days Program, the key program on ending malnutrition in the Philippines. He also briefly introduced the National Nutrition Council, the highest policy-making and coordinating body on nutrition in the Philippines. He added to share the newly released DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2023-001 on the implementation of Halina't Magtanim ng Prutas at Gulay (HAPAG) sa Barangay Project.
Apart from the information campaign on stunting, a feeding program was also conducted targeting the identified under five year-old children in the barangay. They were also given vitamin supplements and advocacy materials on proper nutrition.
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Read more: NNC Caraga plots plans and commitments for the new year
BUTUAN CITY- In its first Staff Meeting of the National Nutrition Council Caraga on 9 January 2022 at Balanghai Hotel, Butuan City, Dr. Nino Archie Labordo, the Nutrition Program Coordinator, together with his regular and job order personnel formulated interventions and renewed commitments to better implement related activities in 2023.
In a workshop, the staff identified the reasons for staying on the job, which are mostly for professional growth and career development.
Though most mention paying bills and day to day living. Interesting to note is the passion of staff to help improve the nutrition situation of the families, particularly the children and mothers.
To further improve technical abilities, owning a program or activity is suggested. Each staff have assigned deliverables and assigned geographic areas to handle.
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Read more: Five munic in Siargao to undergo nutrition governance course
BUTUAN CITY- In a pre-workshop meeting conducted on 13 January 2022, via Zoom, five (5) municipalities in Siargao Island will be enrolled in Health and Nutrition Governance and Programming which will be facilitated by the Zuellig Family Foundation (ZFF) in partnership with the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) and the National Nutrition Council Caraga starting February of 2023.
The five municipalities classified as fifth to sixth economic classes are Burgos, San Benito, Sta. Monica, San Isidro and Pilar, Province of Surigao del Norte.
Anchored on a Theory of Change Framework and dubbed as Purok Malusog, the program aims to (1) improve the governance of nutrition system; (2) integrate and ensure inclusivity of service delivery for nutrition; and (3) facilitate adoption of positive behaviors of the constituents on food health and nutrition.
AHON-SIARGAO: Capacity Enhancement (CAPE) Project of LGUs on Health and Nutrition Governance and Programming will be the banner project in the implementation of the course.
