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Stakeholder’s Forum with Media Partners Successfully Conducted in Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay and Zamboanga City
The National Nutrition Council together with the Regional Nutrition and Anti-Hunger Committee successfully conducted the Stakeholders’ Forum with Media Partners on July 25, 2014 and July 28, 2014 respectively. The activity was conducted in observance to the nationwide celebration of Nutrition Month with the theme “Kalamidad Paghandaan: Gutom at Malnutrisyon Agapan!” to create awareness among…
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NNC IX together with Zamboanga City celebrate Breastfeeding Awareness Month
In line with the Breastfeeding Month Celebration 2014 with the theme “BREASTFEEDING: A WINNING GOAL FOR LIFE” National Nutrition Council Regional Office 9 together with Zamboanga City Breastfeeding Multi-Sectoral Monitoring Council and Zamboanga City Health Office Celebrate Breastfeeding Awareness Month last 8 August 2014 at Plaza Del Pilar Zamboanga City. Key personalities present during the…
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Maternal and Young Child Nutrition Security Initiative in Asia Implementation in Region IX
One billion people in the world suffer from chronic hunger and two thirds of them live in Asia. This is a crisis with devastating and far reaching effects, which is robbing millions of children of their full potential growth and development. To help fight the widespread and growing problem of under-nutrition in Southeast and South…
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NNC Regional Office IX hosted the 2nd Management Conference (MANCON) in Zamboanga City
The NNC Management Team composing of Nutrition Program Coordinators from the 16 regions in the country, the Chiefs of Divisions of the NNC Central Office and headed by its very own Executive Director Assistant Secretary for Health Maria Bernardita T. Flores flew in to Zamboanga City to hold its 3 days management conference at the…
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National Nutrition Council 9 and Partners holds ONE RUN: “Flag, Nation and Nutrition”
National Nutrition Council in partnership with SKY Cable Zamboanga and its Local Telemagazine–VEZTV“Vale El Zamboanga” and the City Nutrition Committee of Zamboanga held a fun run dubbed as ONE RUN:”Flag, Nation and Nutrition”. The ONE RUN held in 15 December 2013 was open to the public and gathered over a thousand running enthusiasts from children to adults, private individuals,…
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Gov’t IOs, HR officers as breastfeeding advocates in the Workplace
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Sept. 16 to orient Public Information Officers (IOs) and Human Resource Officers of the essentials of Exclusive Breastfeeding and be a pool of advocates on breastfeeding, the National Nutrition Council (NNC) conducted today a whole day “Seminar for Breastfeeding Advocates in the Workplace.” NNC Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator Maria Del Pilar Pamela Tarroza said…
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MDG-F 2030 Post-Program Implementation Review in Region 9
Considering all the activities on MDGF-2030 projects were already accomplished and will be formally closed its operation by 18 April 2013, the Program Management Unit conducted a Post-Program Implementation Review (PIR) in Region IX to document program success including the efficacy of the processes involve and lessons learned at the region, held at Lantaka Hotel,…
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Eight host barangays to the Transitory Sites for IDPs Trained on Nutrition Program Management
The City Nutrition Committee has strengthened its effort to improve the nutrition situation of families particularly for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) victims of the 2013 Zamboanga Siege who have now been transferred to transitory sites. One of the efforts put in place is the training of the Barangay Nutrition Committees in the eight host…
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2011 Regional Nutrition Awarding Ceremony
The world has made strides in reducing the prevalence of malnutrition, yet approximately one billion people are still malnourished, and 25,000 people die every day from hunger and related causes. There are key individuals that identify and apply new approaches that break the mold. Truly, these people who lead to take a step and undertook effective and…
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Thematic Symposium highlights the 2015 Nutrition Month Celebration in Zamboanga and Pagadian
The Regional Nutrition Committee IX in coordination with the Local Nutrition Committee highlighted the 2015Nutrition Month Celebration with thematic symposia in Zamboanga City and Pagadian City. Gathering almost 500 participants in Mampang Elementary school, Zamboanga Cityand Makiangayon Day Care Center, Barangay Balangasan, Pagadian City on 16 July and 28 July respectively, the Technical Working Group…
