This year’s World Toilet Day celebration is anchored with the theme “Toilets for Every Juan: BIDA ang pamilyang gumagamit ng Kubeta”.  The humble ‘kubeta’ saves lives but around 50.3 million Filipinos, roughly around 10 million families do not have access to safely managed sanitation services and of these some 24 million use limited/unimproved toilets or none at all based on…

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The Philippines is celebrating the 28th National Children’s Month with the theme, “Sama-samang Itaguyod ang Karapatan ng Bawat Bata sa Panahon ng Pandemya!” this month. By virtue of Republic Act 10661, the National Children’s Month (NCM) in the country commemorates the adoption of the UN CRC on 20 November 1989 and is annually celebrated every November. It…

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Across the Philippines and around the world, the number and scale of disasters and emergencies will continue to rise – and women and children are the most affected population. Climate change, environmental degradation, and natural hazards such as earthquakes, floods and drought are wreaking havoc in vulnerable communities. The recent devastation brought by Typhoons Rolly…

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The National Nutrition Council (NNC) Region VIII kick-starts the Nutrition in Emergencies and Information Management (NIE-IM) Blended Learning Course last November 13, 2020 through a live opening program via Google Meet. The said program was attended by 10 local government units, (LGU) coming from (1) Biliran Province, (2) Samar Province, (3) Borongan City, Eastern Samar…

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Universal Children’s Day is celebrated annually on 20th November. The goal of Universal Children’s day is to improve child welfare worldwide, promote and celebrate children’s rights and promote togetherness and awareness amongst all children. Initially launched in 1954, Universal Children’s day has seen some milestone events in the field of child welfare. Marking the anniversary…

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Department of Health-Eastern Visayas Center for Health and Development (DOH-EVCHD) Regional Director and Regional Nutrition Committee (RNC) VIII Chairperson, Dr. Minerva Perigrino-Molon retires after a stellar career in public service effective 1 November 2020.Under her leadership, she provided the direction and response of the prime government agency on health in Eastern Visayas as it faced…

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PALO, LEYTE – In its Second Meeting of the Regional Nutrition Committee (RNC) held last October 28, 2020 at the DOH VIII Conference Room, Candahug, Palo, Leyte, the Committee discussed and approved RNC Resolution No. 6, series of 2020, entitled, “Enjoining All Local Government Units (LGUs) in Eastern Visayas to Support the Implementation of the…

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PALO, LEYTE – At long last, after several attempts in convening to craft out the nutrition plan, the Provincial Nutrition Committee (PNC) of the Province of Southern Leyte gathered once again to identify and integrate nutrition programs, projects, and activities (PPAs). This was accomplished during the two-day Workshop on Integrating Nutrition in the 2021 Annual…

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TACLOBAN CITY – Members of the Nutrition Planning Core Team of the PAHIMOSAN Interlocal Health Zone (ILHZ) gathered together to craft and finalize nutrition-related programs, projects, and activities for the 2021 Annual Investment Program (AIP) last 21-22 October 2020 at Hotel Alejandro, Tacloban City.PAHIMOSAN, or the municipalities composed of Paranas, Hinabangan, Motiong, and San Jose…

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This year, we celebrate World Psoriasis Day 2020 with the theme: “INFORMED”.  It first took place on October 29, 2004, and is now in its 16th year. Through reliable information, we can build data, toolkits, and other resources to improve the quality of life for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. This year’s theme focuses on…

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