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Mandaluyong City vies for their 2nd Year CROWN Maintenance Award
Mandaluyong City is now two steps closer in getting the Nutrition Honor Award (NHA), the highest recognition given by the National Nutrition Council to local government units that have shown efficient and effective planning and management of their local nutrition program which is anchored in the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition or the PPAN.…
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Quezon City launches its first Human Milk Bank
The Quezon City Government formally launched its very first Human Milk Bank at the Quezon City General Hospital and Medical Center (QCGHMC) last March 23, 2015 with the theme “Sharing Milk, Saving Lives”. The Quezon City Human Milk Bank (QCHMB) aims to share human milk to mothers with premature babies and malnourished children. To make…
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BNS Federation of NCR elects its new set of officers for 2015-2017
The Federation of Barangay Nutrition Scholars of NCR, Inc. elected its new set of officers for CY 2015-2017 during their 2nd meeting of the year held on March 23, 2015 at the Kababaihang Kakaiba ng Mandaluyong (KKM) Office, Mandaluyong City. The meeting was presided by the outgoing BNS Federation President Concepcion “Ching” Benosa and assisted…
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NNC-NCR strengthens ASIN Law Implementation in Metro Manila
The National Nutrition Council-National Capital Region (NNC-NCR) of the Department of Health, together with UNICEF, held a Multi-sectoral ASIN Forum on March 27, 2015 at the Bayview Park Hotel, Manila.The forum was held to discuss measures to ensure the supply and distribution of only adequately iodized salt within Metro Manila and to establish a level…
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Marikina City Promotes Safe Motherhood
In celebration of this year’s National Women’s Month, the City Government of Marikina in partnership with the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), a non-governmental organization, spearheaded a back-to-back two-day advocacy event focusing on safe motherhood which was held in two barangays, namely Concepcion Uno and Parang on March 30 and 31, respectively. With the…
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NCR’s long-serving BNSs awarded at the 3rd National BNS Conference
The 3rd National Conference of Barangay Nutrition Scholars organized by the National Nutrition Council of the Department of Health in partnership with the LuzViMin BNS Federation, Inc. was held on 7-8 April 2015 at Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria in Quezon City. With the theme, “BNS: Bigay Todo sa Nutrisyon at Serbisyo”, the BNSs from NCR…
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Valenzuela City shares good practices on NPM during the Learning Visit of Metro Manila C/DNPCs
Around ninety (90) local nutrition program coordinators from all over Metro Manila together with the members of the Regional Nutrition Management Group (RNMG) and NNC-NCR official and staff trooped to Valenzuela City on 29 April 2015 for their yearly Learning Visit (Lakbay-Aral). The learning visit is a public information service of the National Nutrition Council-NCR…
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NNC-NCR promotes good nutrition at the DSWD-Run Pay-out
The National Nutrition Council-NCR was among the agencies that participated in the DSWD-Run Pay-Out for Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program Beneficiaries held on April 30, 2015 at the Taguig City University Auditorium.The NNC-NCR is a member of the Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) for the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), a conditional cash transfer program of the…
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January 26-30 is Goiter Awareness Week
The National Nutrition Council-NCR joins the nation in the observance of Goiter Awareness Week (GAW) on January 26-30, 2015. Presidential Proclamation 1188 signed in 2006 declared every 4th week of January as Goiter Awareness Week to increase public awareness on the prevention and control of Goiter and other Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD).The Department of Health,…
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Shepherding Visits in Selected LGUs in NCR to continue in 2015
The first leg of the ‘shepherding’ visits of the National Nutrition Council-NCR and the Regional Nutrition Management Group (RNMG) in 2015 was held in Navotas City on 03 February 2015. The ‘Shepherding’ Project is a mentoring strategy of the Regional Nutrition Committee (RNC) of NCR aimed at providing technical assistance to selected local government units…
