Malnutrition Problem in the Philippines

Posted by Maribojoc Bohol on January 8th, 2012 in Technology

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 7 will serve meals to more than 1,000 children in Central Visayas as part of its program to curb malnutrition in the region.

DSWD, which has been implementing the national government’s conditional cash transfer program, forged partnerships with six non-government organizations (NGOs) to provide supplementary feeding to malnourished children, ages two to 12 years old.

The DSWD 7 will provide 20,000 kilos of iron-fortified rice for the feeding program, which will benefit 1,300 children in villages identified by the NGOs.

Participating NGOs are Akap Bata-Cebu, Rotary Club of Metro Bogo, Zenith Foods Corp., La Consolacion College in Bais City, Sto. Tomas College in Danao City and La Consolacion College in Liloan, Cebu.

The DSWD 7 also partnered with Rep. Eduardo Gullas (Cebu, first district) to provide supplementary feeding to 200 malnourished pre-schoolers outside daycare centers in Talisay City.

One of the aims of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, the national government’s flagship program on poverty reduction, is to address the country’s high malnutrition rate.

Administered by the DSWD, the program gives identified poor families P500 per month for health and nutrition expenses and P300 per month for every child below 15 years old, maximum of three children, for their education.

To enjoy these benefits, which last for five years, families must comply with certain conditions, which include sending children to regular health check-ups, attending family development sessions and sending their children to school.

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