Palo, Leyte- 20 pieces of anthropometric tools which aims to measure the height were distributed to 20 barangays in the municipality of Maydolong, Eastern Samar on 19 February 2021 at the Municipal Gymnasium, Maydolong, Eastern Samar.

On Friday, Municipal Nutrition Action Officer (MNAO) at the same time the Public Health Nurse, Ma. Teresita Garado shared that the barangay nutrition scholars together with their midwife expressed joy during the turnover ceremony of height boards to each of the barangay in said municipality.

Municipal BNS President Chona Elardo said that the distribution of height board is very timely as the Operation Timbang plus commenced this February 2021.

Annually, the BNSs together with the barangay health workers and volunteers room around to search and identify 0-59 months children and assess their malnutrition state.

Further, MNAO Garado relayed that the purchased of the anthropometric tools were product of the nutrition planning in 2019 which the Municipal Planning Core Team identified the purchase of the tools as one important project in assessing children nutritional status.

Mayor Godofredo T. Garado assured that priority nutrition programs are always included in the Annual Investment Program (AIP) and budgeting in the municipality.

In 2020, the Municipality of Maydolong reported a 60.2% OPT+ coverage with 1,298 children measured.

NNC Governing Board Resolution No. 3, s. 2018, mentioned that acceptable measuring equipment for length/height of children in addition to the wooden height board can be derived from other tested made materials to include alumni-acrylic height board, fiberglass and plastic made measuring tool. #NASLabordo