Bais City, Negros Oriental -  The Media Information Network for Nutrition and Development 7 (MIND 7), National Nutrition Council 7’s media network turns the spotlight from the hustle and bustle of Metro Cebu to the easy going City of Bais on its fourth annual media caravan held on 10 April 2015. The caravan which started with a meeting with the City Nutrition Committee, was also highlighted with a visit in the city’s Ozonized Water Refilling station and Barangay Talungon, its best barangay nutrition committee and ended with the awarding ceremony for the MIND 7- initiated 10 Kumainment Mural Painting Contest.

Aiming to give MIND 7 members a glimpse of what the nutrition is like at one of the more nutritionally at-risk areas, the caravan showcased how the Bais City Nutrition Committee strategize interventions to cope with high incidences of malnutrition in the area. From the Ozonized Water Refilling Station in order to lessen cases of waterborne diseases and bringing free clean water to the city’s indigent groups, to Barangay Talungon, Bais City’s best Barangay Nutrition Committee who have specific under nutrition based programs.

The caravan was concluded at the 10 Kumainment Mural Painting Contest Awarding Ceremony, an event that was originally planned for the promotion of the 10 Nutritional Guidelines and was adopted in the 2015 MIND 7 Work Plan, intended to stimulate awareness of the 10 Kumainments to the general public in a strategic venue and with the cooperation from the community.

The media caravan met with the City Nutrition Committee and had a mini dialogue with the members regarding the nutrition efforts that the city has undertaken to remedy its current malnutrition status, which is highest in the region.

Members of the MIND 7 were accompanied by members of the Dumaguete City media and were welcomed into the city by Bais City Mayor Mercedes T. Goñi.  Philippine Information Agency 7 Regional Director Minerva BC Newman also joined the caravan.// NGS