Cebu City – The Cebu Provincial Nutrition Council in partnership with the Cebu Provincial Barangay Nutrition Scholar Association (CPBNSA) hosted a one-day blended refresher activity on the Basic Course for BNS and introduction of MELLPI Pro on 23 February 2022 at the Golden Prince Hotel, Cebu City.
Fifty-one (51) City and Municipal BNS Association Presidents joined the activity. Cebu DNPCs Sheila Mae. R. Awing and Loreza Mae A. Lapinid facilitated the session with resource persons former nurse supervisor and nutrition coordinator Emma F. Gaviola of RNC/PAN-Cebu Chapter, Nurse 1 Debrah Ann Cortez of the Provincial Health Office, BNS Coordinator Lucia C. Arellano and NO III Nasudi G. Soluta of the NNC 7.
With the ongoing pandemic situation in the country, the association organized the blended activity to continually equip the BNSs with skills for them to deliver quality health and nutrition services to their barangays. There were also some participants who joined online via Facebook page of the Cebu Provincial Nutrition Council.
Dr. Cristina B. Giango the Provincial Nutrition Action Officer of the Cebu Province delivered a welcome message who emphasized the role of BNSs in the nutrition program.
Aside from the roles of BNS in PPAN and the MELLPI Pro, forms to be maintained by a BNS, benefits of BNSs including civil service eligibility, roles during disasters and mental health for BNSs were also tackled. The session was capped with sharing on the status of the different municipal BNS association of the province and planning for the 2022 BNS Summit. // AA VI Ronalyn C. Dela Cerna
