Presidential Decree 491 designated July as Nutrition Month for the “purpose of creating greater awareness among our people on the importance of nutrition.” The 46th Nutrition Month campaign in 2020, focuses on the prevention of child stunting.  This year’s theme is “Batang Pinoy, SANA TALL… Iwas Stunting, SAMA ALL! Iwas ALL din sa COVID-19!”. The 46th National…

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TACLOBAN CITY (Sarwell Meniano, PNA) – At least 53,055 children under five years old in Eastern Visayas are short, prompting the National Nutrition Council (NNC) to ask all stakeholders to join the battle against stunting.The number of preschool children with stunted growth represents 18.33 percent of the total 289,343 children measured through the annual monitoring done…

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Eastern Visayas’ 46th Nutrition Month Celebration was launched on 1 July, 2020 at the Tacloban City Engineer’s Office. This year’s theme, “Batang Pinoy, SANA TALL… Iwas Stunting, SAMA ALL! Iwas ALL din sa COVID-19!”, aims to promote awareness and mobilize actions to address stunting. Likewise, it calls for a collective vision of having taller Filipino…

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TACLOBAN CITY – Amid the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Nutrition Council (NNC) 8 endures to observe the 46th Nutrition Month Celebration with a motorcade around Tacloban City on 1 July, 2020.Attended by 26 entities from the national government agencies, non-government organizations, academe, and local government units, the regional launching was successfully conducted. This…

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TACLOBAN CITY – On 23-25 June, World Vision, together with UNICEF, held a three-day online training on “Maternal Neonatal, Infant and Young Child Health and Nutrition” via the Zoom Application, with participants from both Eastern Visayas and Zamboanga Peninsula. The training aims to enhance competencies and build capacity of health and nutrition workers and partners…

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As the entire nation continues to combat the coronavirus pandemic, among the top priorities of every Filipino family is the security of their own food. With many jobs indefinitely suspended, Filipinos are looking for ways to serve their families with inexpensive but nutritious food. What better way is available than growing vegetables and fruits in…

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TACLOBAN CITY – The first batch online training of Family Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) was successfully done via online platform on 19 June 2020.The training of trainers (TOT) which took for three hours was aimed to give a discussion on acute malnutrition and the Four Guiding Principles of the Philippine Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition…

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TACLOBAN CITY – On 4 June, the Nutrition Action Officers’ Association of Eastern Visayas virtually convened for its 2nd Quarter Meeting via the online platform Zoom, with the attendance of ten (10) members and their representatives: PNAO of Eastern Samar Ms. Sallie Jabinal, CNAO of Tacloban City Ms. Ma. Lumen Tabao, PNAO of Northern Samar…

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As the world continues to battle against the coronavirus pandemic, the Department of Health (DOH) warns Filipinos that people with high blood pressure are at an increased risk for more severe complications of COVID-19.In the latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO), the Philippines ranked 44th with the highest number of hypertension deaths in…

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PALO, LEYTE – The Department of Education Regional Office VIII released its Regional Memorandum 261, series of 2020 reiterating the Milk Code of the Philippines and the guidelines on the acceptance and processing of foreign and local donations during emergency and disaster situation. This came about during the Regional Nutrition Cluster Meeting discussion on COVID-19 nutrition-related…

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