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Cebu City – Close to 500 Barangay Nutrition Scholars in Central Visayas braved the Supertyphoon Yolanda to attend the 9th Regional Barangay Nutrition Scholars’ Congress last November 7 to 8, 2013 at the New White Gold House, Cebu City. The regional event was organized by the Federation of Barangay Nutrition Scholars’ Association of Region 7, Incorporated (FeBaNuSA 7, Inc.) together with the National Nutrition Council Region VII. Now on its 9th year, the congress aimed to: a) update Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNSs) on relevant information related to their tasks as frontline nutrition workers at the barangay level, b) provide a venue for members of FeBaNuSA 7 to convene into a general assembly to discuss various concerns of the Federation, c) strengthen camaraderie among BNSs, and d) provide eye care services to registered members.
Read more: Central Visayas BNSs brave Super typhoon Yolanda, attend Congress
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Cebu City – With the high response of private individuals and organizations in providing aid to families affected by the Typhoon Yolanda to the Northern Municipalities in Cebu Province and Evacuation Centers in the cities of Cebu, Lapu-lapu and Mandaue by way of giving relief goods and medical aids, it has been observed that some of the donations contain breast milk substitutes (i.e. infant milk formulas and milk products). Donations of such products in emergencies are often made without proper assessment of needs. The use of milk products and feeding bottles for feeding infants and young children can cause serious health hazards by increasing the risk of infection due to the challenges of cleaning them adequately.
Dr.Parolita A. Mission, Nutrition Program Coordinator, underscored that as a rule, breast milk substitutes should not be used in emergencies and frequent breastfeeding for children up to at least two years of age or beyond, should be encouraged. She added that during emergency situations, disease and death rates among children under-five are generally higher than for any other age group. The younger the infant, the higher the risk. Focusing on appropriate feeding of infants and young children can reduce the risk of malnutrition and mortality.
During the first six months of life, no other food or liquid is usually required to meet the nutritional requirements of an infant other than breastmilk. As these requirements change, complementary foods are subsequently needed. Under normal circumstances, infants who are not breastfed for at least six months are five times more likely to die from pneumonia and fourteen times more likely to die from diarrhea than infants who are exclusively breastfed. The valuable protection from infection and its consequences that breastmilk provides is all the more important in environments without safe water supply and sanitation.
Read more: Nutrition Cluster reiterates Promotion of Breastfeeding during Emergencies and Disasters
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Cebu City – Mothers housed in the evacuation centers at the South Road Properties will soon go through lactation management counselling. The Nutrition Cluster of Central Visayas together with non-government organizations namely LATCH and Nanay Bayanihan will be training peer counsellors on lactation education and breastfeeding.
The collaborative endeavor was forged last 06 December 2013 at Kamagong Conference Room.
LATCH (Lactation, Attachment, Training, Counseling, Help), is a hospital based non-profit organization established in 2006 that offers quality lactation education and peer counseling services to mothers who wish to breastfeed. Meanwhile, Nanay Bayaninhan is a volunteer initiated project aimed at supporting mothers and protecting infants and young children during disaster situations. Both non-government organizations together with the Nutrition Cluster will train peer counsellors on breastfeeding and complementary feeding.
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Cebu Province – The Nutrition Cluster attended to displaced and food-deprived families in the Northern Municipalities of Cebu Province last 08 November 2013 following the devastation brought about by Typhoon Yolanda.The Nutrition Cluster monitored and addressed the nutritional needs of individuals especially among infants, children, pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers, older persons, people with disabilities, and people living with debilitating conditions.
On 11 November 2013, NNC 7 called for a Nutrition Cluster Meeting to orient/reorient members on Nutrition in Emergencies and Disasters. DOH DPO 2007-2492-A mandated the organization of the cluster system within the Department of Health. The Nutrition Cluster is the lead in nutrition management during emergencies and disasters. It is led by DOH chaired by the National Nutrition Council with UNICEF as Co-Chair.
Read more: Nutrition Cluster extends aid to Yolanda stricken areas
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Danao City – So that the revised Nutrition Guidelines for Filipinos can reach the grassroots, NNC 7 conducted a pilot NGF Mini-Lecture in four select barangays at the Nutrition Honor Awardee city, Danao City last 28 to 29 November.
NO II Dave F. Bargamento together FeBaNuSa 7 Inc. Treasurer Lucia C. Arellano conducted Promotional Classes regarding the 2012 Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos in Barangay Taytay, Barangay Taboc, Barangay Suba and Barangay Poblacion. These barangays were selected due to their accessibility and the absorptive capacity of the mothers to integrate the 10 NGF to their daily lives. A total of 71 mothers attended the sessions. The 10 NGF were discussed via lecture and learning was assessed though educational games.
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Cebu City – Barangay Nutrition Scholars based in Northern Cebu areas hit with Typhoon Yolanda continued to hold Nutrition in Emergency training and counselling.
Following the fielding of Nutrition Cluster representatives to storm-afflicted areas, there has since been continued efforts and re-echoingorientation on mid upper arm circumference taking, the monitoring of children with moderate and severe acute malnutrition and the promotion of exclusive breastfeeding along with appropriate complementary feeding and referring severe and moderate acute malnutrition cases. Among those involved in these endeavors are the Municipal Nutrition Coordinators and Barangay Nutrition Scholars of the city of Bogo and the municipalities of Medellin, DaanBantayan, Bantayan, Madridejos, Sta. Fe, San Remegio, Tabogon, Borbon, San Francisco, Tabuelan, Pilar, Tudela, Poro and Sogod. //DFB
