Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has expressed interest in implementing the F1K program province-wide, with the recent visit of Nutrition International (NI) and Alcanz.

NI Technical Assistant Cecilio Adorna said the governor committed to analyze the entire program, and solicit the support of local chief executives so the program can be made province-wide.

F1K focuses on the First 1000 days of life, with component interventions for the mother and the child, aimed at addressing wasting and stunting.

The NI Team, led by Dr. Eadara Srikanth, TAN Manager for Asia of the NI, discussed with Governor Lacson, the salient features of F1K. Srikanth was accompanied by Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator Nona Tad-y, NNC Senior Planning Officer Reginaldo T. Guillen, and DOH-6 Regional Nutritionist Dietitian Azucena Arroyo.

The province of Negros Occidental is among the top seven of the 32 provinces in the country considered priorities by the Human Development and Poverty Reduction Cluster (HDPRC) based on the prevalence of stunting, the incidence of poverty, and rate of teenage pregnancy.