Billions of pesos in government spending on agriculture and food programs have yet to close the Philippines’ nutrition gap, with 44% of Filipinos still...
PNAO head Rachel Paladan, in a statement posted on Kalusugang Palawenyo Facebook page on Friday, said the downward trend in the province's malnutrition prevalence rate (MPR) was a result of Operation Plus Timbang (OPT) by the Provincial Nutrition Council-Technical Working Group (PNC-TWG) that began in 2020.
MNAO chief Ma. Carmela Romantico said all local government units (LGUs) in the province have been allocated their RUSF from the Philippines Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition program (PIMAM). The RUSF is for the towns’ pre-schoolers between the ages of 6-59 months who have moderate acute malnutrition, Romantico said.
Under the Kusina sa Barangay, the provincial government and PSFI provide the rice, meat, fish, and vegetables while the barangay cooks the food and distributes them to identified beneficiaries.
Oniot said they signed the agreement with hopes that it will address health problems in San Pedro, especially those with non-communicable disease problems.
