- Details
- Category: Region 10
6 August 2020, Valencia City - (CNPC Julie Ann Colipano) The newly installed one (1) unit of Nutrihut was donated and handed over by the Valencia City Chambers of Commerce and Industries Association, Inc. (VCCCIAI) to the Local Government Unit of Valencia. A ceremonial turnover of the key and the signing of Memorandum of Agreement were conducted last 10 July 2020 at the NUTRILAND, Barangay Pinatilan, City of Valencia, graced by Mayor Azucena P. Huervas.
This is part of the attainment of the mission and vision of the Nutriland which is to be the Center of Education and Rehabilitation for nutritionally at-risk individual while showcasing the best practices in nutrition towards a healthy community. The Nutriland is also a venue to provide services thru trainings and seminars to all individuals, rehabilitate identified targets, and empower families for Health and Nutrition Improvement.
Nutriland is a place where the community will find what nutrition is all about, how the whole City, the Non-Government Organizations (NGO), Private Sectors and the Barangays collaborate in achieving the goal of ONE NATION IN NUTRITION. Achieving zero malnutrition is not a simple feat, but with the concerted efforts of all sectors, stakeholders and advocates, it is not impossible.
The VCCCIAI, as a member of the City Nutrition Committee, donated one (1) unit of Nutrihut amounting Php60,000 which will be used as in house facility to rehabilitate the undernourished 0-59 months old children. In addition, President Carmen C. Yap committed to donate additional one (1) unit of Nutrihut for the realization of the said project. An overwhelming support from various stakeholders have been extended to the City through the Nutrition Committee. Thus, the City Government acknowledges their great contribution.
- Details
- Category: Region 10
5 August 2020, Cagayan de Oro City – The National Nutrition Council (NNC) X conducted the 2020 Nutrition Month Webinar on “Safeguarding Nutritional Opportunities of First 1000 Days of life in the context of COVID-19” held last 29 July 2020.
The webinar was attended by more than 200 participants consisting of members of the Regional Nutrition Committee, Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Task Force members, health and nutrition workers from provinces/cities/municipalities, barangay nutrition scholars, hospital affiliated, Registered Nutritionist Dietitians from private institutions, partners from the academe and other private schools, universities, colleges, resource person, and reactors via Zoom.
The main agenda of the webinar is to promote and guard the right nutrition of the First 1000 Days during the COVID-19 pandemic. The First 1000 Days covers the entire pregnancy period (270 days), first six months of a child’s life (180 days) and 6 months to 2 years (550). Proper nutrition in the First 1000 Days in the life of a child will have significant impacts on his/her health, productivity later in adult years and in the overall economic development of the community.
Read more: 2020 NM webinar highlights F1KD in the context of COVID-19
- Details
- Category: Region 10
20 July 2020 Cagayan de Oro City- Currently, malnutrition remains one of the biggest threats to the well-being of less than five (5) years old Filipino children being one of the vulnerable groups. This occurs when the body’s dietary or food intake is not in balance with its nutritional needs, failing to maintain healthy tissues and organ function. In the municipality of Opol, Misamis Oriental, a suspected severely acute malnourished child was recorded based on the list of Operation Timbang Plus (OPT Plus) conducted early of February this year. Immediately, an active-case finding was done by Kate Marie Perales, DOH Nutritionist-Dietitian assigned in the area, the BNS, and barangay Kagawad for health, to validate the OPT results on 7 February 2020.
Nardo, a 35-month old child from Brgy. Igpit, Opol was visited by the team and assessed his nutritional status. The height and weight measurements was taken, including the Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) of the child. His weight was 8.5 kilograms, 78 centimeters of height, and with Mid-Upper arm circumference of 11.3 centimeters. The weight-for-height Z score was <-3SD. Based on his measurement, the team confirmed that child is suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM).
- Details
- Category: Region 10
3 August 2020, Cagayan de Oro City – August is designated as the “National Breastfeeding Awareness Month” per Republic Act 10028, otherwise known as the Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009. The law mandates the Department of Health (DOH) to lead the implementation and enforcement of the provisions of this Act.
In the observance of the 2020 National Breastfeeding Awareness Month celebration, the theme is “Breastfeeding TSEk (Tama, Sapat at Eksklusibo!): I-BIDA ang pagpapasuso tungo sa wais at malusog na pamayanan!”. It emphasizes the importance of breastfeeding and its benefits not only to the child but to the breastfeeding mothers and the community as well.
Meanwhile, the key messages of this celebration for breastfeeding mothers are:
- Exclusive breastfeeding of newborns and infants is a defense against diseases, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Breastfeeding mothers and their babies should be supported by family members, healthcare workers, and the community.
- Exclusive breastfeeding provides health for the growing child.
Read more: DOH calls for Breastfeeding TSEk amidst COVID-19 pandemic
- Details
- Category: Region 10
20 July 2020, Cagayan de Oro City – The National Nutrition Council (NNC) X is set to air 10 Kumainments Nutrition School on-the-Air (NSOA) radio program on 21 July 2020. This initiative is included in the regional office’s local media campaign to sustain nutrition promotion efforts.
For 2020, the radio program will be aired every Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:00 – 10:30 AM over Mellow Touch 95.7 FM, covering Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental, and nearby provinces. A replay will be done at 7:30 – 8:00 PM of the same day. NNC X technical staff will serve as radio anchors for all of the 12 sessions of NSOA.
Given the current health crisis, key points on COVID-19 and nutrition will be integrated in the learning modules, which will be discussed using the local dialect. Moreover, NNC X ties up with Cagayan de Oro City Nutrition Office to identify mothers in partner barangays who will enroll in the program. Barangays Balulang, Camaman-an, Carmen, Kauswagan and Pagatpat are the partner barangays for this year.
The 10 Kumainments NSOA is a radio program of the NNC highlighting the 10 Kumainments, a popular version of the revised Nutrition Guidelines for Filipinos. It consists of short and simple messages for better recall and understanding. A Graduation Ceremony will be held depending on the development of the situation to recognize the participants who tuned in and actively participated in the short quizzes every after episode.
This year is NNC X’s fifth year of airing the radio program. (NO III Sheena Marie G. Talle)
- Details
- Category: Region 10
3 August 2020, Cagayan de Oro City – In the recently held 2020 Nutrition Month Webinar of the National Nutrition Council (NNC) X, resource person Dr. Martin Parreño of the UN World Food Programme disclosed that children 6-23 months old in Northern Mindanao do not meet the Minimum Acceptable Diet (MAD).
Minimum Acceptable Diet is an indicator on how sufficient children are eating. It can be estimated through a calculation factoring in the Minimum Dietary Diversity (MDD) and Minimum Meal Frequency (MMF).
MDD is the proportion of children aged 6-23 months who consume foods from four (4) or more out of the seven (7) food groups for complementary feeding. These food groups are as follows: 1) grains, roots and tubers, 2) legumes and nuts, 3) dairy products (milk, yogurt, cheese), 4) flesh foods (meat, fish, poultry and liver/organ meats), 5) eggs, 6) vitamin A rich fruits and vegetables and 7) other fruits and vegetables. Just recently, an 8th food item is added to the list, which is breastfeeding, according to the Global State of Food Security and Nutrition 2020. Dr. Parreño shared that in 2015, MDD data for NorMin stands very low at 32.7%.
