Manila, Sept. 29 -- The National Nutrition Council (NNC) is stepping up its advocacy for the integration of nutrition programs on the list of funded activities by local governments in Eastern Visayas next year.
Personnel of the NNC Region 8 has been meeting with local government officials to help identify activities that will be integrated into the annual investment plans (AIP), said Catalino Dotollo, NNC regional nutrition program coordinator, in a phone interview on Tuesday.
The NNC advocates for the integration of four major programs --first 1,000 days program; Philippine integrated management of acute malnutrition; nutrition-sensitive programs, including sustainable community and home food production; and enabling programs and factori...