TACLOBAN CITY – Strengthening collaboration with government and non-government organizations (NGOs) in speeding-up the momentum in achieving the targets of the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) in the localities was the main rationale for the “Regional NGO Forum” conducted at Hotel Alejandro on July 31, 2015, this city.Linking and working together with NGOs…

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To kick-off and celebrate the start of Nutrition Month, a Parade and Launching program was held in Tacloban City on July 1, 2014. This year’s Nutrition Month theme “Kalamidad Paghandaan: Gutom at Malnutrisyon agapan!” aims to increase awareness of the importance of Nutrition in Emergencies (NiE). Despite the rainy weather and the early hour, the…

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TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) — The National Nutrition Council (NNC) in Eastern Visayas has lined up month-long activities for the nutrition month slated in July. The month-long activities will kick off with a Healthy Walk in the morning of July 1 at the city’s major thoroughfares to be participated in by government and private agencies. “We…

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TACLOBAN CITY – Flying the 2015 nutrition month theme: “Timbang Iwasto sa Tamang Nutrisyon at Ehersisyo” in every participating sector-banner, nutrition stakeholders of Eastern Visayas region conducted the launching rites for this year’s Nutrition Month celebration activities on July 3, 2015 at the capitol grounds here.Dr. Carmen Garado of the Department of Health (DOH), Dr.…

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A CONCEPT by the National Nutrition Council (NNC) in enhancing mobilization of community support for Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) program is the development of a Model Barangay in every province of the country, which will serve as learning ground for other barangays to emulate. The strategy on this innovation is to concentrate focus…

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As part of its capacity development program, the National Nutrition Council Region 8 spearheaded a 5-day Training of Trainers on the Basic Course for Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) last October 6-10, 2014 at Pongos Hotel, Ormoc City.The training aims to strengthen the capacity of supervisors and trainers of BNSs in mentoring, supervising, and training BNSs.…

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A training on Nutrition Program Management was organized by the National Nutrition Council (NNC) Region 8 in Kuting Reef, Macrohon Southern Leyte last October 13-17, 2014 with participants coming from Biliran,Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Leyte and Southern Leyte. Participants of the training were newly-designated or appointed Nutrition Action Officers, and District/City Nutrition Program Coordinators in…

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TACLOBAN CITY – The Harmonized Initiatives of Media for the Spread of Good Nutrition in Region 8 (HIMSoG-8), the media group partner of National Nutrition Council (NNC) in Eastern Visayas, recently has reorganize and elected a new set of officers. Elected executive officers are: Antonio C. Pueblos – president, Jacob Jack C. Gadaingan – vice…

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TACLOBAN CITY –The Regional Nutrition Evaluation Team (RNET), the regional interagency body created to make assessment on the efficiency of Nutrition Action Plans implementation at the local level, thoroughly reviewed and discussed the guidelines set for the evaluation in a meeting held on April 10, 2015 at Hotel Alejandro, this city. This developed as the…

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The National Nutrition Council – 8 participated in the Department of Health – Eastern Visayas (DOH-EV) Yolanda Commemoration Day last November 7, 2014 at the DOH Training Center with the theme “Rebuilding Together for Better”.DOH-EV commemorated the Yolanda anniversary to give honor to all victims of the super typhoon and to give recognition to the…

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