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ECCD Intervention Package for First 1000 Days Introduced
TACLOBAN CITY- Taking strategic advantage of First 1000 Days of Life as unique “Window of Opportunity” to give children the right start of life forever, the Early Childhood Care and Development- Intervention Package (ECCD-IP) for First 1000 Days, was introduced to the prime mover of good nutrition in Eastern Visayas region. Dr. Catalino P. Dotollo,…
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3rd Eastern Visayas BNS Congress held!
PAWING, Palo, Leyte-around 4,000 Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) region-wide gathered at Leyte Academic Center (LAC) Gymnasium for the “3rd Eastern Visayas BNS’s Congress” on July 28, 2016. The Summit’s theme: Abante BNSs suporta sa First 1000 Days of Life, TIYAKIN! is congruent with this year’s nutrition month theme: “First 1000 Days ni baby pahalagahan para…
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ECCD-IP for First 1000 Days launched in Region 8
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Why First 1000 Days?
The first 1000 days of life starts from conception and up to the second birthday of the child. This is a critical window of time that sets the stage for a person’s intellectual development and lifelong health. It is a period of enormous potential, but also of enormous vulnerability.
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LGU Giporlos Conducts Basic Course Training for BNSs
Giporlos, Eastern Samar – With the intent to decrease malnutirition in Giporlos and as part of its capacity building efforts, the Municipal Nutrition Committee through MNAO Lina S. Go conducted a Training on Basic Course for 20 new Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNSs) last April 5-8, 2016 at Pagtakhan Beach Resort, Balangiga, Eastern Samar. The training…
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NNC conducts Household Data Collectors training on EWS-FNS in Gandara
This year, the National Nutrition Council chose the municipality of Gandara to be among the project municipalities under Phase 2 of the establishment of Early Warning System for Food and Nutrition Security (EWS-FNS). The municipality of Gandara was chosen on the basis of having the highest malnutrition rate in the province of Samar.The EWS-FNS is…
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NNC 8 honors Eastern Visayas’ nutrition champions
TACLOBAN CITY, Nov. 27 (PNA) – The National Nutrition Council (NNC) has recognized on Friday some local government units and individuals that contributed to the effort in lowering down the incidence of malnutrition in Eastern Visayas.In an awarding ceremony at Patio Victoria, this city, the NNC honored three towns, one village and two local nutrition…
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NNC raises concern over low birth weight cases in Biliran
NAVAL, Biliran, Sept. 15 (PNA) – The National Nutrition Council (NNC) has expressed concern over low birth weight in this province, pointing to lack of health interventions during pregnancy as culprit. …
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HIMSoG – 8 targets two media-nutrition caravans for 2015
TACLOBAN CITY — The “Harmonized Initiatives of Media for the Spread of Good Nutrition in Region 8” (HIMSoG-8), under the leadership of President Antonio C. Pueblos, DYOG – Calbayog manager, has set two Media-Nutrition Caravans for the remaining period of 2015.Already into its 5th year, HIMSoG-8 which was given life by National Nutrition Council Region…
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Leyte Province launches e-MiC Project
TACLOBAN CITY — Addressing the root cause of malnutrition problem is the strategy of Eliminating Malnutrition & Information Campaign (e-MiCproject) that was launched by the provincial government of Leyte prior to the advent of Typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan).The project aims to eliminate the malnutrition problems in the Province of Leyte through effective and efficient…
