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Talakayan sa PIA Tackles GP and First 1000 Days
April 8, 2016. The Garantisadong Pambata (GP) of the Department of Health Region X commences this week with the theme “Kalusugan ng Bata ay Sigurado, basta i-GP Mo!”. GP is a national strategy supporting Micronutrient Supplementation to reduce childhood illnesses and deaths by promoting positive child care behaviors.The National Nutrition Council links GP to the…
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RNC X Set to Unify and Advance Efforts for Nutrition Improvement
The goal of improving the nutrition situation in Northern Mindanao remains to be the top priority of the Regional Nutrition Committee X for 2016. Led by its Chairperson DOH X Regional Director Nimfa B. Torrizo, the Committee will continue to unify all relevant stakeholders and advance efforts in addressing all forms of malnutrition in the…
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BNS Program Tops Lanao del Norte Nutrition Priorities
Lanao del Norte is hammering out efforts to ensure nutrition improvement in the Province by strengthening the BNS Program. A total of 40 new BNSs attended the two batches of Training on the Basic Course for Barangay Nutrition Scholars conducted by the Provincial Government last February 17-24, 2016 at the Mindanao Civic Center, Tubod Lanao…
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Valencia City Intensifies IYCF Program: Trains Barangay Breastfeeding Support Groups
The Valencia City Nutrition Committee (CNC) facilitated the conduct of a three-day training on Peer Counselling for Infant and Young Child Feeding. Ms. Raquel Buere, City Nutrition Program Coordinator of Naga City, served as the lead facilitator assisted by Nutrition Officer I of NNC X Princess Christine Daliva. Naga City is a Nutrition Honor Awardee…
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Nutrition team sets evaluation in NorMin
The Regional Nutrition Evaluation Team (RNET) of region 10 set its schedule for Monitoring and Evaluation of Local Level Plan Implementation (MELLPI) and Search for the Regional Outstanding Barangay Nutrition Scholar (ROBNS) in the region during its first quarter meeting on 11 February 2016. Department of Health (DOH) Regional Director Dr. Nimfa Torrizo in her…
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DOH, NNC Team Up for Go4Health AHA
The Department of Health RO X, with its continuous advocacy in promoting healthy lifestyle, spearheaded a region wide movement on Adolescent Health Advocates or “AHA for Go4Health”. The Movement involves advocacy and promotion activities among adolescents in selected schools encompassing the “Go Sigla”, “Go Smoke Free”, “Go Slow sa Tagay”, and “Go Sustansya”.The DOH-NNC X…
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El Salvador City Organizes Local Salt Producers to Fight IDD
The Association of Local Salt Producers of Barangay Sinaloc, El Salvador City was recently organized in an effort of the City Nutrition Office to help fight iodine deficiency disorder and ensure compliance to the provisions of RA 8172 or the Asin Law.The formal organization was done during the assembly of the 33 local salt producers…
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RDC X Recognizes Alarming Trend in Nutrition-Related Health Problems: Supports Nutrition Improvement Strategy
A strategy for nutrition improvement in Northern Mindanao proposed by the Regional Nutrition Committee X recently gained the support of the Regional Development Council X.RDC X Executive Committee Resolution No.9 (s.2015) “Supporting the Guidelines on Local Government Units Mobilization for Nutrition Improvement in Northern Mindanao” was approved by RDC X Chairperson and Lanao del Norte…
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RBATF X Bares 2015 Accomplishments, 2016 Priorities
The Regional Bantay Asin Task Force of Northern Mindanao was able to implement critical initiatives supporting the ASIN Law and the “Saktong Iodine sa Asin” campaign in barely a year of being re-activated.RBATF X was recognized by RDC X through Resolution No. 22 S. 2015 and calls for the organization of such structure at the…
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Mis. Occ. Bantay Asin Task Force Unites to Combat IDD
The Misamis Occidental Bantay Asin Task Force was alarmed over the low iodine content of salt being sold in the public markets and grocery stores as revealed during the first salt testing conducted by the Task Force using the WYD iodine checker machine. This triggered for the establishment of mechanisms on the control and monitoring…
