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NNC-8 Honors Outstanding Nutrition Program Implementers
TACLOBAN CITY — The municipality of Caibiran in the island province of Biliran bagged the highest regional citation in nutrition, reaping the Green Banner Award as Regional Outstanding Municipality in tandem for its being Provincial Outstanding Municipality in Biliran Province. Likewise the municipality of Bobon won the distinction as Provincial Outstanding Municipality in Northern Samar…
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Mahaplag town crafts 3-year nutrition action plan
MAHAPLAG, Leyte — The local government unit (LGU) here, headed by Mayor Daisy Abuyabor Lleve, finally formalized the organization of its Municipal Nutrition Committee (MNC) and drafted a Municipal Nutrition Action Plan (MNAP) operational for three years, for approval of its Sanguniang Bayan (SB). Likewise, the LGU through the MNC pledged to maximise effort to…
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SUN and First 1000 Days given light in Eastern Samar
BORONGAN CITY — Prime movers of Good Nutrition in the region and in the Province of Eastern Samar have gathered here for the “Provincial Orientation and Advocacy on Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement – First 1000 Days of Life” on October 11, 2016. Initiated by the Provincial Nutrition Office of the provincial government here, the…
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Mahaplag LGU, NNC ink parnership for F1K Program implementation
MAHAPLAG, Leyte — In culmination of a 4-day “Local Nutrition Planning Workshop” conducted here, the local government unit (LGU) of Mahaplag has entered a memorandum of agreement (MOA) of partnership with the National Nutrition Council (NNC) for the implementation of First 1000 Days (F1K) Program in this municipality.Mahaplag Mayor Daisy Abuyabor Lleve and NNC-8 Regional…
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Abuyog town to pursue aggressive nutrition program
ABUYOG, Leyte — Already engaged in an aggressive war against malnutrition, the local government of Abuyog town through its Rural Health Unit here has aimed to reduce its malnutrition problems by 10% year after year. On this aspect it has scaled up some of its intervention programs particularly micronutrient supplementation to pregnant women and lactating…
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Baybay City to set maternal and child health care in legislation
BAYBAY CITY — This city is predominantly an agri-fishery-based economy as 66 of its 92 barangays are productive uplands and 26 are fish-rich coastal areas. But despite its vast natural resources and fast emerging development, malnutrition is still a big problem of this 8-year-old city. That is generally the nutrition situation of Baybay City which…
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NNC-8 completes launching of ECCD-IP in 4 pilot ASAPP areas of Region 8
HILONGOS, Leyte — The local government unit of Hilongos will continue to intensify its mandated health activities as Operation Timbang (OPT), deworming of school children, supplementary feeding, provision of micronutrients to pregnant and lactating mothers, maternal and child health care (MCH), and other health and nutrition-related programs. This was the gist of the talk of…
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SUN pushed in Eastern Visayas
CANDAHUG, Palo, Leyte — Scaling-Up Nutrition (SUN) in Eastern Visayas got a push in an “Orientation and Advocacy Meeting” conducted by the Family Health Unit of the Department of Health Region VIII (DoH-8) on July 21, 2016 at DOH regional office, here. The one-day event, which gave focus on the First 1000 Days of Life,…
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The Bounce Back of Radyo Kasugbong 97.3
Nutriskwela Community Radio Station, Radyo Kasugbong 97.3 DYNN FM is back on air after the devastation brought by typhoon Nona last December 14, 2016.
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Investing in nutrition is key to good governance — Mayor Lleve
MAHAPLAG, Leyte — A Geodetic Engineer by profession Mayor Daisy Abuyabor Lleve of this town understands nutrition proficiently, believing it is a good investment–that under-nutrition is not only a consequence but it is also a cause of poverty, passed-on in a vicious cycle to the next generations. Mayor Lleve expressed this in a State of…
