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Quirinian families with malnourished children get NutriVeggie packs
CABARROGUIS, Quirino, July 27 (PIA)—Around 1,065 NutriVeggie packs were delivered to families with malnourished children in Saguday and Cabarroguis towns by the provincial government through the Provincial Nutrition Committee as part of the province’s programs and services this Nutrition Month. Each of the NutriVeggie Pack contains fresh vegetables like Baguio beans, tomatoes, pipino, eggplant, ampalaya,…
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LGUs joins 2020 Nutrition Month Online Contests!
July 2020 is the 46th Nutrition Month, and the National Nutrition Council Region 02 changed its plans for the regional celebration to adopt to the #NewNormal. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect many nations, including the Philippines, many programs, projects and activities of all sectors, including the government, shifted to the virtual and digital…
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2020 Nutrition Month and Covid19
By Benjamin De Yro TUGUEGARAO CITY, CAGAYAN—–Not even Covid19 can stop the National Nutrition Council from celebrating this year’s Nutrition Month. With protocols intact, the agency in Cagayan Valley is full of exciting activities and events which kicked off with a press conference, July 1 and streamed at NNC Region 2 Facebook Page. For supporters of…
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Nutrition Month Celebration the #NewNormal way
TUGUEGARAO CITY, CAGAYAN——National Nutrition Council Rehiyon Dos launched the 46th Nutrition Month Celebration in the #NewNormal way last 01 July 2020 via Zoom and Facebook live. This year’s Nutrition Month theme, “Batang Pinoy, SANA TALL… Iwas Stunting SAMA ALL! Iwas ALL din sa COVID-19” aims to promote awareness on stunting and and calls for collective…
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2020 Nutrition Month Focus: Stunting
2020 Nutrition Month theme – “Batang Pinoy, SANA TALL…Iwas Stunting, SAMA ALL!” – was approved by the National Nutrition Council Technical Committee last 30 January 2020. On June 2020, “Iwas ALL din sa COVID-19” was added as COVID-19 pandemic threatens to increase malnutrition rate in many countries, including the Philippines. Stunting is a chronic…
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Cup Feeding
Cup feeding is an alternative method by using a small and wide-mouthed cup to feed a baby who cannot latch directly to breast and needs to be provided with breast milk. Infants that are premature, weak, or sick and cannot directly latch to take all the milk from the breast, need to be cup-fed to…
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Breastmilk Expression
Milk expression is the process where a mother manually squeezes her milk out of the breast and store it to feed her baby later. Expressing breastmilk is needed when the baby is premature and has a low birth weight thus, he/she has difficulty in suckling and cannot properly breastfeed. Feeding them with expressed milk will…
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Nutrition in the #NewNormal
Corona Virus Disease of 2019 or also known as the COVID-19 Pandemic changed a lot of things and perspective of our normal lives as it devastated many countries all over the world. To prevent the spread of the virus, the way we normally live our lives prior to the COVID-19 pandemic has to change from…
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Nutrition Stakeholders: Ensuring Nutrition During the COVID-19 Pandemic
National Nutrition Cluster released Advisory No. 1, s. 2020 – “Nutrition Cluster Guidelines on LGU Nutrition Initiatives Relative to COVID-19” and Advisory No. 2, s. 2020 – “Nutrition Cluster Recommendations on Healthful and NutritiousFamily Food Packs and Sustainable Food Sources” to ensure that nutrition is still being prioritize amidst COVID-19 pandemic. In the region, nutrition…
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BFAR’s Aquaponics, the new way to grow sustainable fish and veggies
During this pandemic, it is good to note that fisherfolk especially those living near the rivers and seas still have the opportunity to go fishing for them to provide meals for their families. But with Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources’ (BFAR) ‘aquaponics’ recently launched here, city dwellers need not to go to the nearest…
