Misamis Occidental Governor and Provincial Nutrition Committee Chairperson Herminia Ramiro leads the feeding of undernourished children during the Mobile C-Gov Program with local officials in Ozamiz City aims to bring the services to the doorstep of the people in the province recently. NNC 10 photo
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OROQUIETA City — From being one of the most nutritionally depressed provinces in the country in 2015 to Outstanding Province in the region for three consecutive years, Misamis Occidental is a showcase of success with many better chapters to offer.

Misamis Occidental Governor and Provincial Nutrition Committee Chairperson Herminia Ramiro leads the feeding of undernourished children during the Mobile C-Gov Program with local officials in Ozamiz City aims to bring the services to the doorstep of the people in the province recently. NNC 10 photo

The Provincial Nutrition Committee together with the Provincial Nutrition Action Office and the province’s municipalities and barangays, serves as well-equipped vanguard against malnutrition, specifically for the infant and young children, pregnant and lactating women and elderly.

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Provincial Nutrition Action Officer Marichu Tijing said among their unique initiatives and good practices include the increased in the budget for nutrition from P500,000 in 2014 to P6.05 million in 2017.

The provincial government also delivered basic nutrition and other social services closer to the people through the Mobile C-Gov Project under its Go! Hermie Program which focuses on health, education, and youth, good governance, order of law and public safety, rural and agriculture development, microenterprise development, environment, eco-tourism, among others.

Meanwhile, the provincial government created the Provincial Nutrition Lobby Team to encourage and influence municipalities to prioritize nutrition programs.

“Misamis Occidental is the first local government unit at the province level to heed the call for the creation of a Provincial Bantay Asin Task Force to curve the mild iodine deficiency disorder in the province,” Tijing said.

In educating the Misamisnons on proper nutrition, Tijing said they utilized the quad media—TV, radio, print, and social media. (nnc x)

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