Legazpi City. The National Nutrition Council in Bicol convened on Wednesday, 25 March  the Inter-Agency members of the Regional Nutrition Cluster through videoconference to discuss the Nutrition Advisory No. 1, series 2020 urging LGUs on nutrition actions to take relative to COVID-19 crisis,  and the status of COVID-19 in Bicol. The advisory issued by the…

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Many people suddenly want to be healthy, taking extra vitamin C supplements, multivitamins, getting a flu vaccine, and even trying super foods like  “banana” that  recently have been controversial because of this so-called social media hype… Banana cha-cha!  Are we just going bananas over this?  Recently,  there was this video circulating online claiming that banana…

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Legazpi City. The province of Masbate has been a recipient of NNC’s Nutriskwela Community Radio since 2017.  These radio stations bridge the different sectors and the people within or in nearby communities to right information regarding community development, proper nutrition, and proper health services. Radyo Kahamugaway in in Cawayan and Radyo Kabag-uhan in Cataingan are…

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Hypertension Awareness Month was among the health advocacies promoted nationwide in the month of May by the Department of Health. The agency reminds the general public on the importance of regular blood pressure monitoring given the fact that it now affects the younger population.   Hypertension can be hereditary but there are also modifiable risk factors…

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Legazpi City. National Nutrition Council Bicol attended the Closing Ceremony of the EMBRACE Project (Enhance Mother/ newborn/ child health in Remote Areas through health care and Community Engagement) of Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) held at DOH Region V today, 16 March 2020. With the ultimate goal of contributing to the reduction of Maternal…

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The Early Childhood Care and Development in the First 1000 Days (ECCD F1K) Program expansion this year to the entire province of Catanduanes took off last 25 – 29 March 2019 with the Social Mobilization and Planning Workshops held in different venues in the province. It was attended by key provincial, municipal and barangay nutrition…

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The MELLPI Pro roll-out training conducted on April 2-3, 2019 in the province of Masbate officially concludes the series of roll-out trainings on the Updated Monitoring and Evaluation Protocol for Local Government Units (LGUs) in the Bicol Region. Schedules of the training for the other provinces started with Camarines Norte on March 11-12, followed by…

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Today, the National Nutrition Council celebrates its 45th Foundation Anniversary. However, the whole NNC Secretariat celebrated this last week from 17-21 June at Caliraya Resort Club in Lumban, Laguna.   With the theme, “Championing Nutrition for 45 years”, more than 200 NNC employees from all the 17 Regions of the country bonded together and came out…

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The National Nutrition Council (NNC) Bicol in coordination with the MQ Mediazone Production conducted the Hands-On Training (HOT) on Nutriskwela Community Radio Network Program in Cawayan, Masbate last August 6-8, 2019 at Cawayan SB Hall, Masbate. The 3-day HOT with NPC Reario from NNC Bicol and MQ Mediazone partners trained the members of the Community…

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The Philippines has envisioned that all mothers will breastfeed their children and celebrate the profound experience of motherhood. As the country campaigns to counter the current social pressure of resorting to hazardous formula milk for the babies and young children, the Department of Health Center for Health Development Bicol, in partnership with the Breastfeeding Bicolanas,…

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