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Child Malnutrition in the Davao Region

by Noel Baguio/PIO-DavNor

The Province of Davao del Norte regained its lead in overcoming child malnutrition in the Davao region.

National Nutrition Council Executive Director Assistant Secretary Maria-Bernardita T. Flores handed over to Governor Rodolfo P. del Rosario the Regional Green Banner award of the province during the regional nutrition awarding rites held in Davao City last December 19.

The province earned the green banner award this year for its exemplary performance in managing the nutrition program that "contributed to the improvement of the nutritional status of its constituents."

Del Rosario said that through the green banner award, the province demonstrated its bias to health and nutrition, as it resolves to help the country attain its over-all commitment to the millennium development goals.

The governor was satisfied that despite its modest income, the province has attained a 2.3 percentage reduction of its malnutrition rate last year, from 8.7 percent in 2009.

"This has made Davao del Norte far, far ahead of the national MDG target of 17.3 percent in 2015," he beamed.

As he puts it, "sufficient and good quality nutrition is the cornerstone for development, health and survival of current and succeeding generations."

Davao del Norte could have won the highly-coveted Consistent Regional Outstanding Winner in Nutrition (CROWN) maintenance level if it was able to keep the green banner award last year.


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