TACLOBAN City- Zuellig Family Foundation (ZFF) in partnership with the Department of Health (DOH) and National Nutrition Council (NNC) Region VIII facilitated the 5-day Municipal Nutrition Governance Program (MNGP)-Nutrition and Health Leadership for the First 1,000 days (F1KD) to the members of Municipal Nutrition Committee of the Municipality of Bobon, Northern Samar on September 6-10, 2021 at Hotel Lorenza, Tacloban City.
The activity aims to improve a responsive leadership and governance ensuring proper mechanisms and strategies for F1KD program.
RNPC Dr. Catalino P. Dotollo, Jr. in his opening message emphasized that the role of the MNC is very challenging especially on achieving the low prevalence rate of stunting and wasting. Hence, RNPC Dotollo encouraged the members to strive and work together and strengthen the commitment for nutrition programs.
During the 5-day training, the Municipal Nutrition Committee was able to present the municipal nutrition situation and challenges in the implementation of nutrition programs in the midst of CoVid-19 that leads to the increase number of stunting and wasting.
Moreover, MNC of Bobon commit to provide more effort, hiring of another health workers, strengthening the nutrition workers capacities including the Barangay Nutrition Scholars in every barangay on nutrition program management.
ZFF conducted series of workshops with a total of 9 sessions/methodologies. The following topics are included (1) Integrated F1KD Service Delivery Network; (2) Current Reality-Understanding the Municipal F1KD, (3 ) Leading change Toward F1KD; (4) Leadership Journey and Leadership capital, (5) Systems Thinking in Nutrition, (6) Collective F1KD Vision for Change, (7) Stakeholders Mapping and Analysis; (8) Dialogue and Four Fields of Conversation; (9) Four Disciplines of Execution; and (10) Action Planning and Leadership Development Plan.
As a result, MNC able to update the LGU’s nutrition vision, mission, plans, strategies and identified other resources for the effective execution of nutrition and health programs.
Present members of Municipal Nutrition Committee in the 5-day training were Municipal Health Officer, Municipal Nutrition Action Officer and MNAO assistant, Municipal Local Government Operation Officer, Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer, Municipal Agriculturist, Municipal Social Welfare and Development Officer, Municipal Planning and Development Officer, Bobon League of Barangay Captains’ President, Northern Samar BNS Federation President, Municipal Consultant together with NNC8 staff. #ROBandibas
