47th REGIONAL NUTRITION MONTH LAUNCHING CELEBRATION
July 5, 2021 | The office of MP Atty. Maisara C. Dandamun-Latiph joined the 47th Regional Nutrition Month Launching Celebration with the BARMM Ministries, and various offices, and organization in BARMM.
The 2021 Nutrition Month theme: “MALNUTRISYON PATULOY NA LABANAN, FIRST 1000 DAYS TUTUKAN!” calls for continued efforts to address malnutrition in the country, and to focus efforts on the First 1000 Days of life as the strategic intervention to prevent stunting and obesity for children.
Dr. Kadil Sinolinding Jr., the BARMM nutrition program coordinator, said the RPAN 2020-2022 is composed of 11 programs and 53 projects.
The programs include nutrition-sensitive and nutrition-specific programs, covering problems on Infant and Young Child Feeding and its first 1000 days, dietary supplementation, micronutrients and supplementation, nutrition promotion for behavior change, mandatory food fortification, nutrition in emergencies, Philippine Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition, adolescent health, overweight and obesity management intervention, and nutrition-sensitive and enabling program.
“Let us reach out to the children, Let us do whatever we can to support their 1000 days to fight for the Malnutrition. ” MP Maisara said.
