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Leyte Province LCEs Receives ECCD F1K Program Funds
National Nutrition Council (NNC) and some members of the Regional Technical Working Group (RTWG) on Nutrition hand over program funds to four Local Chief Executives (LCEs) in Leyte under the Early Childhood Care and Development in the First 1000 Days (ECCD F1K) Program on April 10-12, 2017 in the Municipalities of Hilongos, Abuyog, Mahaplag and…
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Breastfeeding as the Best Remedy
“Continued breastfeeding was our sure management instructed to mothers”, this was the first intervention advised to lactating mothers by Mr. Levi Sison, Public Health Nurse and Officer-in-Charge of the Rural Health Unit of Motiong, Samar during the diarrheal outbreak in Brgy. Maypange in said municipality. As of 10 March 2017 a total of 215 claimed…
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Radyo Kausbawan103.1 MHz celebrates 2nd Year Anniversary
Nutriskwela Community Radio Station, Radyo Kausbawan 103.1 mHz birthed on March 11, 2015 in Palompon Institute of Technology, Palompon, Leyte is now on its second year of broadcasting. In just two years’ period, Radyo Kausbawan garnered six (6) nominations during the Second Nutriskwela Community Radio Awards of the National Nutrition Council in Baguio City conducted…
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Nutritionist Needed in Eastern Visayas
Ratio of health human resource to population is of high demand in Eastern Visayas as intensively discussed during the First Quarter 2017 Regional Implementation and Coordination Team (RICT) Meeting held on 8 March 2017 at the Conference Room, Department of Health Regional Office VIII, Government Center, Palo, Leyte.In the DOH VIII 2016 Accomplishment Report, health…
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ARNOP Officers takes Oath of Office
The newly elected officers of the Association of Regional Nutrition Officers of the Philippines, Inc. (ARNOP) took their oath before the Assistant Secretary of Health and NNC Executive Director Maria- Bernardita T. Flores on 2 March 2017 at the National Nutrition Council Office, Taguig City. The elected set of officers for 2017-2019 are President Emerenciana…
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Healthy Food Fair in Heart Month Celebration
The Department of Health (DOH) Regional Office VIII in partnership with the National Nutrition Council (NNC) VIII conducted a Healthy Food Fair on 23-24 February 2017 to celebrate the Philippine Heart Month at the Robinson’s Expansion Area, Robinsons Tacloban City. This year’s theme, “Gulay at Prutas araw-arawin. Matamis, mamantika at maalat hinay-hinayin,” was in accordance…
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IQA: A gain or loss
Internal Quality Audit (IQA) has been intentionally done biannually by National Nutrition Council (NNC) Philippines-IQA team to all NNC regional offices. NNC endeavors to continually improve the quality management system to satisfy the needs and expectations of its clients- NNC Quality Policy.NNC regional office VIII recently was audited by the IQA team from NNC Central…
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Notice of Vacancy
Date: January 5, 2017 Position Title: Nutrition Officer I Status: Contractual Station of Assignment: …
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High Iodine content of salts distributed in Tacloban and Catbalogan city
Region VIII Bantay Asin Task Force (RBATF) spearheaded by NNC and FDA, reported high iodine content of salt samples from Tacloban and Catbalogan City compared to Maasin City during the feedback meeting in Ormoc City. Dr. Sonia Cabahit, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Region 8, Supervisor and Chairperson of RBATF, presented the results of the…
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Media Caravan visits three Samar towns with noted malnutrition
TACLOBAN CITY — The Harmonized Initiatives of Media for the Spread of Good Nutrition in Region 8 (HIMSoG8), media arm of the National Nutrition Council (NNC) in the region, carried out another Media-Nutrition Caravan to three municipalities of Samar Province noted with high incidence of malnutrition before year 2016 ended.Together with staff from NNC-8, the…
