Palo, Leyte- On Thursday, the Provincial Nutrition Office of Leyte lead by PNAO Mae Maraya provided an orientation on the electronic operation timbang plus (e-OPT+) to the nutrition action officers (NAOs) and coordinators who attended the First Quarter 2021 NAOs Meeting at the View Deck, MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park, Candahug, Palo, Leyte.

The Operation Timbang Plus (OPT Plus) is an Annual mass weighing, done every first quarter to all preschoolers 0-59 months old in a community to identify and locate the malnourished children and determine the overall nutrition situation in the community.

Designate MNAO Carol Zabala expressed her appreciation as a newbie nutrition coordinator in the Municipality of Jaro, Leyte, the inputs are important as she will coordinate and provide technical assistance to the different barangays of her town.

Additionally, National Nutrition Council, Nutrition Officer III Nino Archie S. Labordo updated the attendees on the Interim Guideline in the conduct of OPT Plus, nutrition screening, growth and monitoring promotion activities in the context of COVID-19 pandemic and other related disasters.

The Province of Leyte is composed of 40 municipalities with Baybay as component city. In the 2019 OPT+, the Province recorded 17.3% prevalence of stunting, 5.1% prevalence of wasting and 4.3% prevalence of obesity. # NASLabordo