PALO, LEYTE — PAHIMOSAN Interlocal Health Zone composed of the Municipalities of Paranas, Hinabangan, Motiong and San Jose de Buan all in Samar Province conducted an orientation on Nutrition Program Management on 19-21 November 2019 at Kirigtaan Hall, Paranas, Samar.The 3-day orientation was facilitated in by the National Nutrition Council 8 with RNPC Catalino P.…

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PALO, LEYTE — With the main objective of finalizing the local nutrition action plan (LNAP) 2020-2022 selected local government units of Northern Samar immersed themselves to the Workshop on Enhancement and Finalization of LNAPs on 6-8 November 2019 at Ciriaco Hotel, Calbayog City, Samar.The said activity was a follow through of the integrating of nutrition…

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BORONGAN CITY (Samuel D. Candido, PIA-E. Samar) — The Provincial Government of Eastern Samar spearheaded a Health Summit on November 7, 2019 at Jipapad Gymnasium, Jipapad, Eastern Samar, with a theme: Universal Health Care (UHC), Anhi na!Simultaneous activities were held, like “Buntis Congress” and pre-natal health care and medical consultations with the elderly and Person with…

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PALO, LEYTE – Nutrition advocates across the country were gathered to be trained and updated with the Maternal Nutrition Infant Young Child Feeding (MNIYCF) Peer Counseling in two batches on 15-18 October and 15-25 October 2019 at B Hotel, Alabang, Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila.The said training was in line with the Republic Act 11148 otherwise…

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TACLOBAN CITY (Jack C. Gadaingan, Nation Builder) – Carina Z. Santiago, Regional Program Coordinator of National Nutrition Council (NNC) Region-4A (Calabarzon) together with Lourdes B. Orongon and Ezra Minette B. Lasin, Nutrition Officer III and Nutrition Officer II respectively from the same region, headed a contingent of 10 practicing media from Calabarzon calling themselves as…

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TACLOBAN CITY (Jack C. Gadaingan, Nation Builder) – To become members of their own Regional Nutrition Evaluation Team (RNET) doing Monitoring and Evaluation of Local Level Implementation Protocol (MELLPI Pro) was one of the Communicators Network for Nutrition of Region-4A members wanted to emulate of the members of the Harmonized Initiative for the Spread of…

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PALO, LEYTE – A total of about 120 local government units in Eastern Visayas is now equipped with the knowledge and skills on how to effectively integrate nutrition of Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) programs and projects in the updating of Provincial Development and Physical Framework Plan (PDPFP), Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) and…

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TACLOBAN CITY (Jack C. Gadaingan, Nation Builder)–“The activity is to capacitate the Nutrition Cluster (members) on monitoring and reporting whatever is happening in their respective localities in times of calamities and emergencies.To immediately forward to the mother Health Sector whatever data that has been gathered as far as nutrition is concerned. So that if nutrition…

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TACLOBAN CITY (Jack C. Gadaingan, Nation Builder) – Marking of the 45th Nutrition Month with the theme: “Kumain nang wasto at Maging Aktibo…Push Natin ‘to!” encouraging to eat healthy diet and espousing active lifestyle by disengaging sedentary behavior, inspired the frontline nutrition managers in Eastern Visayas headed by the National Nutrition Council Region VIII (NNC-8)…

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Palo, Leyte – Around 200 Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNSs) in Eastern Visayas’ six provinces gathered here at the Department of Education (DepEd) Leyte Division Gymnasium to mark their being front-liners in the battle against malnutrition in Region 8 on July 30, 2019.The activity capped the Nutrition Month celebration of July carrying the theme: “Kumain nang…

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