Cebu City - Thirty institutions, including schools, government agencies, non-government organizations and businesses, attended the recently concluded Nutrition Month Sales Conference held at the Juan Luna Hall, Cebu Grand Hotel, N. Escario St., Cebu City last 11 June 2013.
The Nutrition Month celebration this year is the 39th.
The annual Nutrition Month Sales Conference is done to generate private sector support and participation for the 2013 NM celebration. Among the schools that attended the sales conference were Asian College of Technology – College of Nursing, Cebu City Medical Center – College of Nursing, Cebu Doctors University – College of Nursing and College of Arts and Sciences, Cebu Normal University – College of Nursing, Cebu Sacred Heart College, Saint Paul College Foundation Incorporated – College of Nursing, Southwestern University – College of Nursing, University of South Philippines Foundation, University of Cebu – Banilad Campus, University of San Carlos – Department of Nursing and Department of Nutrition.
Among the government agencies that represented were Department of Health – Center for Health Development VII, Department of Social Welfare and Development – Field Unit 7, Department of Agriculture – Field Unit 7, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority VII, Philippine Information Agency VII. Non-Government Organizations present included Dalaguete Vegetable Growers Association, Rural Improvement Club and Gawad Kalinga.
Topics discussed during this Nutrition Month Celebration included: “Poverty and Hunger” by MS. THERESA B. FERNANDEZ, Commissioner for the Basic Sector, National Anti Poverty Commission; “Sustainable Livelihood Program” by MS. JENNIFER B. QUIMNO, Project Development Officer, Sustainable Livelihood Program, DSWD 7 and ““Sustainable Agricultural Technology” by MS. GRACE C. DAGALA, Rice Program Staff, DA 7.
At the end of the Sales Conference, all of the thirty attendees signed their options for participation and pledged their support Nutrition Month 2013. //DFB
