The National Nutrition Council Region 7 through the Regional Nutrition Evaluation Team (RNET) is concluding its Monitoring and Evaluation of Local Level Plan Implementation (MELLPI) for year 2014 with its visit in Bohol province and Tagbilaran City on 05 – 11 June. This year’s MELLPI started last 30 March. The RNET led by the NNC Region 7 Program Coordinator, Dr.Parolita A. Mission in collaboration with the interagency evaluation team has been roaming around the region to monitor and evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of the local nutrition program implemented by the different local government units in the region.
The RNET has so far evaluated the cities of Mandaue, Talisay, Carcar, Cebu, Danao, Bogo, Lapu-lapu and Naga in Cebu and so with the cities of Dumaguete, Bayawan, Tanjay, Bais, Gihulngan, and Canlaon in Negros Oriental. The towns of Lilo-an, San Fernando, Malabuyoc, Tuburan, and Sogod in Cebu Province, the municipalities of Pamplona, Sta Catalina and Manjuyod in Negros Oriental and Larena, Siquijor and San Juan in Siquijor province have already been visited as well.
The RNET assessed the efficiency of the local nutrition action plan implementation of the above-mentioned LGUs by looking into how much of their plans have been achieved. The team also did validation weighing of at least 10% of the total preschool children of the sampled barangay and assessed the changes in the weight status of the LGUs’ preschool and school children who are the main beneficiaries of their nutrition programs. The team as well searched for any nutrition best practices/projects present in these LGUs.
Likewise, the RNET also evaluates the performance of the Barangay Nutrition Scholars vying for Regional Outstanding Barangay Nutrition Scholar Award. The BNSs are the barangay-based volunteers tasked to coordinate the delivery of basic nutrition and related services in their respective area of assignments. Conferment for the said award as well as the best performing LGUs is tentatively set on 05 August 2014 in a hotel in Cebu City. //Donna Mae G. Ocmeja& Paulo D. Salada (UP Cebu MassComm Interns)
