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This aims to support the implementation and expansion of quality treatment for children suffering from the most severe and acute form, of under nutrition which is severe acute malnutrition (SAM). These children with SAM are at most risk of dying as a result of their under nutrition.
The Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS) Program is a human resource development strategy of the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition, which involves the recruitment, training, deployment and supervision of volunteer workers or barangay nutrition scholars (BNS).
Hence, this program aims to provide supplementation and nutrition programs for pregnant mothers, infants, and children to reduce the prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies below public health significance.
key nutrition-specific programs of the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) for 2017-2022. Together with the treatment of acute malnutrition, we encourage all stakeholders to take part in delivering nutrition and related services in order to end all forms of malnutrition in the country.
The activity provided health and nutrition information, updates and a good opportunity to tackle issues and concerns related to the care of the pregnant woman and her baby from conception to two years or what is referred to as the first 1000 days in life.
The-Nutrition-Program-in-the-Philippines.pdf - Free ebook download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or view presentation slides online. The document discusses the legal framework for managing nutrition programs in the Philippines at the international, national, and local levels.
Nutrition International works with the GoP through the Department of Health (DOH); the National Nutrition Council (NNC) and its member agencies; local government units (LGUs) which includes provinces, cities, municipalities and barangays; civil society partners like the Girl Scouts of the Philippines (GSP) and the Zuellig Family Foundation (ZFF)...
