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Providing livelihood and income-generating activities to alleviate poverty and food insecurity
Based on the Ambisyon Natin 2040, Filipinos aim for their lives to be deeply rooted, comfortable and secure (matatag, maginhawa at panatag na buhay). However, the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected the country’s economy, people’s livelihoods, health and nutrition and food security. The economic difficulties currently being felt make this aspiration of having a comfortable…
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Prevent maternal anemia for safe motherhood
Anemia during pregnancy is one of the nutritional problems among mothers which can have deleterious effects to both mother and child. Severe anemia during pregnancy can cause premature birth and low birth weight in babies. Anemia can also be a contributing factor to maternal deaths. When hemorrhage or excessive bleeding happens during delivery, it may…
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Know your numbers, prevent Hypertension!
The Month of May is declared as the National Hypertension Awareness Month by virtue of Proclamation No. 1761, s. 2009 to raise awareness on the prevention and control of hypertension and its cardiovascular complications. This year’s World Hypertension Day celebrated on May 17th with the theme, “Measure Your Blood Pressure, Control It, Live Longer”, aims…
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Food gardens: reliable source of additional food for the family
Food insecurity is one of the major problems experienced by Filipinos due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Results of the Rapid Nutrition Assessment Survey (RNAS) conducted by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) from November 3 – December 3, 2020 showed that 62.1% of the surveyed households experienced moderate or severe food insecurity.According to Food…
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C/DNPC of MM Association looks back on 2020 accomplishments and gears up for 2021
The year 2020 has been a challenging year. With the eruption of the Taal Volcano in January, disease outbreaks, typhoons, and the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 is indeed a year to remember. But amidst these challenges, the City/District Nutrition Program Coordinators (C/DNPC) of Metro Manila Association, Inc. was able to achieve notable accomplishments.The Association’s accomplishments were…
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Cover your coughs and sneezes to prevent spread of respiratory diseases
Covering your coughs and sneezes together with proper hand hygiene can prevent the spread of respiratory diseases such as influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), whooping cough and severe acute respiratory syndrome or SARS, the same virus family that causes COVID-19. Germs and viruses can easily spread from the droplets released when an infected person coughs or…
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NCR LGUs to push through with conduct of MELLPI Pro this year
Majority of the LGUs in NCR will proceed with the conduct of the Monitoring and Evaluation of Local Level Plan Implementation (MELLPI) Pro this year as discussed during the online meeting of the Association of Nutrition Action Officers of NCR (ANAO-NCR), Inc. on April 28, 2021.The MELLPI Pro is the monitoring and evaluation mechanism for…
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NCR LGUs oriented on the MELLPI Pro Tools for Local Nutrition Focal Points
In preparation for this year’s Monitoring and Evaluation of Local Level Plan Implementation or MELLPI which will include the evaluation of Local Nutrition Focal Points (LNFPs), the National Nutrition Council – NCR conducted an online orientation for the local government units (LGUs) on May 5, 2021 to discuss the MELLPI tools for LNFPs.The orientation was…
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Healthy Community Pantries, a ‘New Normal’ way of providing good nutrition
Inspired by the Maginhawa Community Pantry in Quezon City, many individuals and groups were also inspired to put up their own. Guided by its tagline “Give what you can, take only what you need”, many organizers and volunteers made their community pantry healthy and nutritious by giving fresh vegetables, fruits, and egg aside from rice,…
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City of Manila hires Barangay Nutrition Scholars, sets milestone
On February 2021, the City of Manila set an important milestone in their nutrition program by hiring Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS). This is an achievement for the city since for many years, the city was not compliant to Presidential Decree 1569 which mandates the deployment of one BNS in every barangay in the country. The…
