• NNC Caraga joins Integrated Health and Nutrition Services in San Luis

    BUTUAN CITY – On April 8, 2022, National Nutrition Council Caraga joined the Integrated Health and Nutrition Services at the Municipality of San Luis spearheaded by Provincial Health and Nutrition Office of Agusan del Sur and San Luis Municipal Nutrition Committee.The integrated activity includes advocacy on nutrition and physical activity, family planning, adolescent health, dental…

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  • NNC Caraga OIC meets AgSur Provincial Administrator

    BUTUAN CITY – National Nutrition Council (NNC) Caraga, Officer-in-Charge Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator (OIC-RNPC), Dr. Niño Archie Labordo had a courtesy visit to  Agusan del Sur, Provincial Administrator, Sir Ronulfo R. Paler, on 8 April 2022 at the Provincial Capitol Building, Patin-ay, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur.OIC-RNPC Labordo extended his gratitude to the Provincial Government of…

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  • Australian Government DFAT visits typhoon Odette-hit areas of Caraga

    Butuan City- Team from the Australian Government – Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) visited Caraga region particularly the typhoon Odette hit areas of Siargao and Dinagat Islands on 5-6 April 2022.The visit headed by Mr. Thanh Le, Counselor for Development monitored the response activities of the different aides shared by developmental partners, particularly…

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  • EPAHP Caraga strengthens partnership

    Butuan City–The Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) Regional Convergence Team (RCT) gathered its partner agencies, including National Nutrition Council (NNC) Caraga, for its first quarter meeting on 31 March 2022 at The Pavilion, Watergate Boutique Hotel, Butuan City.The meeting aims to further strengthen the collaboration between EPAHP partner agencies, evaluate all the EPAHP-related…

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  • Tandag City First 1,000 days program bags first-ever Healthy Pilipinas Award

    Butuan City— Kinabuhi sa Isa ka Libong Adlaw (K-ISA)- a first 1,000 days program package implemented in the City of Tandag, Surigao del Sur, bagged the first-ever Healthy Pilipinas Awards for Healthy Communities 2022 announced by the Department of Health (DOH) virtually on March 04, 2022Under the Priority Area 1 Nutrition and Physical Activity, the…

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  • Local Nutrition Committee of Rosario crafts 2022 nutrition action plan

    Butuan City—Members of the Municipal Nutrition Committee (MNC) and the Barangay Nutrition Committees in the Municipality of Rosario in Agusan del Sur gathered together to craft the local nutrition action plan for the year 2022 at the Balanghai Hotel from March 21-23, 2022.The three-day planning workshop started with the orientation of the basic concepts and…

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  • NNC Caraga, UNICEF Intensifies Nutrition Surveillance in Surigao City

    Surigao City – The Regional Nutrition Cluster, in close collaboration with UNICEF Philippines, together with Surigao City Nutrition Office visited today Brgy. Sabang, Surigao City.The visit is part of the continuous monitoring of nutrition and health situation of the city to aid in the recovery and rehabilitation of typhoon affected areas.In a dialogue spearheaded by…

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  • Nutrition Cluster Strengthens Response Coordination with LGUs

    Surigao City – March 23, 2022, UNICEF Philippines and members of the Regional Nutrition Cluster visited Surigao City Health Office to further monitor the current nutrition and health situation of the city, which is one of the most affected areas of Typhoon Odette.The team paid a courtesy visit to Surigao City Health Officer, Dr. Emmanuel…

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  • Nutrition implementers trains on nutrition in emergencies

    Butuan City–31 nutrition implementers and advocates successfully finished the 3-day crash course on Nutrition in Emergencies focusing concepts on the Philippine Integrated Management on Acute Malnutrition (PIMAM) and the Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E) on 16-18 March 2022 at the Balanghai Hotel, Butuan City.The 3-day crash course is a skill and enhancement…

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  • Nutrition Cluster conducts quick orientation to save malnourished child

    Butuan City–Guided by the principle of timeliness of the Philippine Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (PIMAM), Regional Nutrition Cluster visited and provided quick orientation on the assessment of a severely acute malnourished (SAM) child and the therapeutic food as one of the interventions to staff of the Caraga Regional Hospital, Surigao City on 20 March…

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