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The celebration of the annual National Women’s Month is a campaign to commemorate women and their contributions to society. This year, the campaign focus is the women’s participation in battling the pandemic.
In the discussion on Radyo Mo sa Nutrisyon Year 8, Episode 38 last 2018 with Ms. Hazel T. Lat, Science Research Specialist I of Food and Nutrition Research Institute-Department of Science and Technology emphasized that women seem to be the stronger force. Women endure nine months of pregnancy, bear babies, work at the office and home, take care of growing kids & older persons as well, and struggle with both financial & school needs, on top of understanding children’s emotional needs. Due to their triple burden of productive, reproductive, and social roles, women also tend to have less time to attend to their own needs, leisure-related or otherwise. It poses a big threat to malnutrition, specifically issues such as iron deficiency anemia, chronic energy deficiency, malnutrition during pregnancy, iodine deficiency, calcium deficiency, folate deficiency, obesity, and overweight, among others. Poor nutrition, when not addressed, breeds an intergenerational cycle of malnutrition.
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5 March 2021, Cagayan de Oro City – The Regional Nutrition Committee (RNC) X expands its membership to 29 members, with the addition of two academes, namely Iligan City’s Adventist Medical Center College (AMCC) and Central Mindanao University (CMU) in Maramag, Bukidnon. Both academes, together with Lourdes College which is already a member of the RNC X, have bachelor’s degree program in Nutrition and Dietetics.
The motion to include AMCC and CMU to the list is largely rooted from the colleges’ capacity for nutrition research and their roles in molding future Nutritionist-Dietitians.
With this initiative, the National Nutrition Council X, being the RNC X Secretariat initiated a virtual orientation/meeting to both schools last 4 March 2021 via Zoom.
Ms. Genevieve C. Tonog, RND, MSc, Section Head of the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics (DND) represented AMCC, while Ms. Allene Mae N. Marapao, PhD, RND, Head of the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics represented CMU.
Read more: RNC-X expands membership, adds two academes as committee members
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The Philippines recognizes the women’s significant contribution to nation-building and national development by issuing legal bases for championing women through Proclamation Nos. 224 and 227 in 1988 and RA 6949, s1990. The National Nutrition Council X joins the National Women’s Month (NWM) celebration, in support to the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW). The theme of which is “WE Make CHANGE Work for Women”, while this year’s campaign is entitled “Juana Laban sa Pandemya: Kaya!” This celebration is a tribute, a platform, and a call to action that highlights the extraordinary roles of ordinary Juanas in the society as trailblazers and harbingers of change.
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5 March 2021, Cagayan de Oro City – After one year of limiting face-to-face interactions with stakeholders including the local government units, the National Nutrition Council X resumed its physical conduct of advocacy meetings and monitoring.
NNC X, represented by Nutrition Program Coordinator Gladys Mae S. Fernandez and Nutrition Officers Sheena Marie G. Talle and Vazamija Therese A. Villasi, visited LGUs Gitagum and Opol, Misamis Oriental on 2 March 2021, with the assistance of DOH Nutritionist-Dietitian Kate Marie A. Perales.
The purpose of the said activity is to monitor nutrition program implementation, follow-up on 2021 planned nutrition activities and budgets, as well as to conduct advocacy meeting with the local chief executives (LCEs) and Municipal Nutrition Committees.
In both advocacy activities, NNC X presented an introduction to the NNC, the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) 2017-2022, enabling policies on nutrition and key actions of LCEs in navigating the nutrition program. NPC Fernandez challenged the LGUs to prioritize nutrition programs, projects and activities (PPAs) in the First 1000 Days, and to update their local nutrition action plans. Discussion with the MNCs included hindering factors that posed various challenges in implementing nutrition PPAs.
Gitagum group was represented by Municipal Mayor Emmanuel S. Mugot, Municipal Administrator Francis Higalario, Nutrition Action Officer Dr. Julieta Pañares and members of the MNC. On the other hand, Municipal Administrator Alona Guigayoma, Health Officer Dr. Emily Grace Banal, MNAO Elensita Piit led the Opol MNC.
MNCs of Gitagum and Opol committed to act on the recommendations and action points as agreed during the meetings. Likewise, NNC X will continually provide technical assistance and support to both LGUs.
During the conduct of the meetings, minimum health standards were observed. (NO III Sheena Marie G. Talle)
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26 February 2021, Cagayan de Oro City – Adapting to the new normal, the National Nutrition Council (NNC) X held the 2020 Program Implementation Review (PIR) of the Regional Plan of Action for Nutrition (RPAN) 2019-2022 virtually, via Zoom, last 24 February 2021. A total of 24 Regional Nutrition Committee-Technical Working Group (RNC-RTWG), Provincial/City Nutrition Action Officers (P/CNAOs) and District/City Nutrition Program Coordinators (D/CNPCs) attended the PIR.
PIR is an annual activity to revisit the RPAN accomplishments vis-à-vis RPAN targets. It is also a venue to assess and identify the facilitating and deterring factors in the implementation of the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) 2017-2022 programs. Likewise, target adjustment and action lines of RNC, NNC and local government units (LGUs) are determined to facilitate the achievement of 2022 targets.
Before the workshop proper, in the presentation of 2020 Regional Nutrition Situation for Preschool and School-Age Children, NO II Arlie Joy O. Damiles highlighted that the prevalence of stunting for both preschool and school-age children shows a decreasing trend based on the 2019 Expanded National Nutrition Survey, which is a good sign. After which, NPC Gladys Mae S. Fernandez refreshed the group on the 2022 regional outcome targets.
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1 March 2021, Cagayan de Oro City - (ND II Angelique Jean Maggay, City Nutrition Office) Breastfeeding room of the City Health Office (CHO), Cagayan de Oro City gets approval from the Regional Infant and Young Child Feeding (R-IYCF) Task Force.
The conduct of evaluation has been long-awaited by the City Health Office as they had requested over a year ago from the Department of Health Center for Health Development- Northern Mindanao (DOH CHD-NM). Such monitoring was not pursued due to the COVID-19 situation.
This attempt of CHO is the third time and will be the last as it has already completed all the requirements needed for a quality breastfeeding room.
Read more: CDO City Health Office breastfeeding room passes regional evaluation
