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26 July 2022, Cagayan de Oro City – The City of Cagayan de Oro currently vies for the 2nd Year Maintenance for the Consistent Regional Outstanding Winner in Nutrition (CROWN) Award. To validate if they were able to maintain their outstanding performance, the National Evaluation Team visited the city last 20-21 July 2022.
Mr. Daniel G. Salunga of National Nutrition Council (NNC) led the team, with members Dr. Marivic F. Samson of NNC, and Mr. Brian Richard G. Diaz of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). The team was received by Councilor Maria Lourdes Gaane, City Health Department Head Dr. Rachel Dilla, City Nutrition Action Officer Nenita F. Rabe, and members of the City Nutrition Committee (CNC).
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27 July 2022, Cagayan de Oro City – The National Nutrition Council Region X leads the 2022 Nutrition Month in Northern Mindanao. As part of this year’s movement for better nutrition in the new normal by the Regional Nutrition Committee (RNC) X, the members expressed their commitment and support to the campaign as it calls for strengthened nutrition interventions and solidarity towards nutrition improvement as the country shifts towards living with the COVID-19 virus.
We appreciate our Regional Directors (RD) for their messages of support:
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(Provincial Nutrition Action Officer Marichu G. Tijing, MPA, Misamis Occidental) – All for God’s glory and honor! From day one until the day that the Provincial Government of Misamis Occidental has been declared as a Mother-Baby Friendly Workplace and was conferred the said certificate last 16 June 2022, all we can say is, it is more than a certificate. It connotes more tasks to do and more challenges along the way for sustaining it. With this kind of program, sustainability is necessity.
Efforts have been paid off. Lot of challenges were met. The Provincial Nutrition Action Office (PNAO) spearheaded the said establishment of the Breastfeeding Room. The office re-aligned its budget to meet the budgetary requirements of the said establishment.
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25 July 2022, Cagayan de Oro City – The National Nutrition Council (NNC) visits the Local Nutrition Early Warning System for Food and Nutrition Security (LNEWS-FNS) Areas bi-annually to monitor the program implementation.
NNC X through Nutrition Program Coordinator (NPC) Gladys Mae S. Fernandez monitored the local government unit (LGU) of Kadingilan, Bukidnon last 15 July 2022. The activity was attended by Municipal Nutrition Action Officer Maria Rollivette H. Acol and 13 Household Data Collectors. NPC Fernandez also paid a courtesy visit to Mr. James B. Apao, Municipal Administrator prior to provide rationale on the activity.
MNAO Acol informed that some of the Household Data Collectors were transferred to different barangay which was not a sentinel barangay. Likewise, some of the Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) retired and were replaced by new BNSs. To collect and generate timely analysis of data, MNAO Acol plans to orient the new Household Data Collectors re LNEWS and capacitate the BNSs on encoding LNEWS data. This is to ensure that LNEWS-FNS concerns at both municipal and barangay levels will be addressed accordingly.
Read more: LGU Kadingilan eyes improved food and nutrition security through LNEWS-FNS
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30 June 2022, Cagayan de Oro City – The National Nutrition Council (NNC) X through the leadership of Nutrition Program Coordinator (NPC) Gladys Mae S. Fernandez, spearheaded the conduct of two (2) batches of the Training of Trainers (TOT) on Idol ko si Nanay with assistance from NNC Central Office (CO). The back-to-back trainings were conducted on 14-16 June 2022 (Batch 1) and 20-23 June 2022 (Batch 2) at Marianne Suites, Cagayan de Oro City, completed by a total of 41 participants.
Participants included the Nutrition Action Officers (NAOs), District/City Nutrition Program Coordinators (D/CNPCs), and nutrition office staff from local government units (LGUs) with dietary supplementation activities for pregnant women and children 6-23 months old. Areas from the non-Human Development and Poverty Reduction Cluster (HDPRC) provinces in the region, namely, Camiguin, Misamis Occidental and Misamis Oriental were selected. Select component cities, as well as Cagayan de Oro City were also training participants.
The TOT was facilitated by nutrition movers and experts namely: Ms. Abigail A. Pabro (NNC CO-Nutrition Information and Education Division), Ms. Sheena Marie G. Talle (NNC Region X), Ms. Mary Lissa B. Yorong (MNAO Diplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay), Ms. Grace Sumogue (PNAO Zamboanga del Sur), Ms. Ullasini P. Alferez (Nutrition Consultant), and Mr. Edgar G. Requilme. The trainers and participants were assisted by NNC X technical staff.
Read more: 41 LNFPs complete R10’s pilot Idol Ko si Nanay TOT
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The National Deworming Month is a semiannual campaign during the months of January and July. It seeks to cure and prevent helminth infections that are spread through the soil which causes detrimental impacts on a child's growth and development.
Worm infestation is a very common health problem in the Philippines. As a developing country, it has been a challenge to eradicate cases of worm infestation particularly school-aged children. Infections with roundworms are still more common at around 20% across the nation as of 2016. Therefore, school-age children who live in places where intestinal worm incidence is 20% or greater are advised to undergo mass deworming, according to the 2017 World Health Organization Guidelines.
Read more: NNC X joins National Deworming Month: Goodbye Bulate, Go!
