Poorer local government units have a higher number of stunted children, said Department of Health Public Health Services Team Assistant Secretary Beverly Lorraine Ho at the '1st 1000 Days National Summit'held on Saturday, May 27 in Manila. ManilaBulletin
Poorer local government units have a higher number of stunted children, said Department of Health Public Health Services Team Assistant Secretary Beverly Lorraine Ho at the "1st 1000 Days National Summit" held on Saturday, May 27 in Manila.
Ho emphasized that government agencies and other groups need to provide more resources to these lgus to help solve the malnutrition problem in their community.Moreover, she urged groups that wish to deliver assistance to simplify their guidelines, tools, and programs for easier implementation. One in every three Filipino children five years old and below is extremely malnourished, manifested in stunting, said Dr. Cielito F. Habito, director of the Ateneo Center for Economic Research and Development, in his report during the summit.
If not addressed, the child will grow up with impaired cognitive and learning abilities, memory, and intellect and be unable to reach his or her full mental and physical potential.In line with the nationwide dilemma of improper nutrition, Children's 1st One Thousand Days Coalition Chairman Jose Lina Jr. launched a nationwide program where both government and non-government agencies will work hand in hand to solve malnutrition in 10 years.
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