COTABATO CITY – The Department of Health in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and the National Nutrition Council have disseminated Thursday the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) 2017-2022.
ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman led the symbolic turnover of PPAN 2017-2022 documents to various stakeholders. The five-year Philippine nutrition plan is an integral part of the Philippine Development Plan covering 2017 to 2022. It is consistent with the Duterte administration’s 10-point Economic Agenda, Philippine Health Agenda, the development pillars of ‘malasakit’, ‘pagbabago’, and ‘kaunlaran’, and the Ambisyon2040 program.
It aims to improve the situation of nutrition in the country, especially in ARMM, as contribution to the achievements of AmBisyon 2040 that seeks to improve the quality of the country’s human resource base, reducing inequality in human development outcomes, and reducing child and maternal mortality.
The nutrition plan consists 12 programs – eight are nutrition specific, one is nutrition sensitive, and the remaining three enabling support programs. “We would like to improve our health services,” ARMM Health Secretary Dr. Kadil Sinolinding, Jr. said as he presented the region’s state of nutrition. “Our health services will only improve with your participation. Pag hindi po kayo nakialam at hindi nakipagtulungan, kaunti lang po ang ating magagawa,” he said.
The program was attended by members of the National Nutrition Council and Regional Nutrition Council as well as representatives of provincial health offices and local government units of the ARMM’s five provinces, namely Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi.
“Naniniwala po ako sa kakayahan ng ating mga LGUs at line agencies. With the guidance of Governor Hataman, malayo pa po ang ating mararating,” Dr. Sinolinding said.
Representatives from non governmental organizations such as the World Food Program and the United Nations Children’s Fund were also present during the program. (Bureau of Public Information)
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