The Municipal Government of Midsayap held two (2) batches of Barangay Nutrition Action Plan (BNAP) formulation workshop to their 57 Barangays. It was held last March 1-2 for Batch 1 and March 3-4 for Batch 2 at Ace Resto Function Hall, Poblacion 2, Midsayap Cotabato. It was attended by Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) and members of the Barangay Nutrition Committee (BNC). The workshop was facilitated by NOIII Annalita Mae V. Flores and NOII Leah Fe B. Utlang, from the National Nutrition Council Region XII.

The workshop was packed with topics along with the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition 2017-2022, BNC composition, BNC roles and function in the management of Nutrition Program at the Barangay, BNC functionality checklist, introduction to BNAP. Further, a workshop on formulating vision and mission, nutrition situational analysis based on the 2021 OPT data and causal model, identifying nutrition PPAs for the barangay, budget estimates, monitoring, and evaluation, and finally packaging of BNAP were also undertaken.  

The workshop served not only as a guide for the BNC members and BNS in formulating their respective Barangay Nutrition Action Plan but as well as the management of their Nutrition Program following the phases of Nutrition Program Management.

It is important that all nutrition committees at all administrative levels particularly the barangay level must be organized and functional to strengthen support for nutrition programs and their implementation, and to work collaboratively to eliminate all forms of malnutrition, thereby leading to the improvement of the nutrition situation. (NOII Utlang/ NOIII Flores/RNPC Laquihon)