Gaane urges community participation in Nutrition Month 2024

AS the nation celebrates the annual National Nutrition Month or “Buwan ng Nutrisyon”, Councilor Maria Lourdes S. Gaane, chair of the City Council Committee on Health, Nutrition, and Health Insurance, emphasized the importance of recognizing nutrition as a shared responsibility.

The Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) provides a framework for 2023 to 2028 stressing the importance of collective action in achieving nutrition security for all Filipinos with this year’s theme: “Sa PPAN: Sama-sama sa Nutrisyong Sapat Para sa Lahat!” (“Through PPAN, let’s collaborate on nutrition security for all!”).

This year also marks the National Nutrition Council's (NNC) 50th foundation anniversary. The NNC aims to raise public awareness about PPAN, especially at the barangay level, to ensure that everyone understands the importance of proper nutrition and how it can be achieved.

In a statement posted on its official social media platforms, the NNC explained that this year’s theme aims to improve nutrition across all life stages through strategies such as improving the consumption of healthier diets, adopting positive nutrition practices, and increasing access to quality nutrition services and enabling mechanisms.

“By calling for collective action in implementing the PPAN, all forms of malnutrition are thwarted with the end goal of ensuring nutrition security for all Filipinos. Nutrition Month aims to increase awareness and generate participation and commitments for increased support for the PPAN among stakeholders from government, local government units, non-government organizations, business, civil society, and communities,” the NNC elaborated.

Councilor Gaane calls on everyone to contribute to this cause, aiming to make a lasting impact on the health and well-being of the community.