Mindanaotoday.com | DOST turns over nutrition CEST project fund in MisOr town
KINOGUITAN, Misamis Oriental – The Department of Science and Technology-10 (DOST-10) through its Provincial S & T Office of Misamis Oriental turned over its health and nutrition project fund under the Community Empowerment thru Science and Technology (CEST) program titled, “Utilization of FNRI Complementary Food Technologies, E-Nutribun, and Iron-Fortified Rice for the Improvement of the Health Status Among 6-59 Months Old Children, Pregnant and Lactating Women in Kinoguitan, Misamis Oriental-D1” to the Local Government of Kinoguitan.
The P438,809 project aims to improve the nutritional status of 6-59 months old undernourished children and support the nutrition of pregnant and lactating women by utilizing DOST-FNRI’s food technologies, together with the country’s move in carrying out Republic Act (RA) 11148 or “Kalusugan at Nutrisyon ng Mag Nanay Act,” which focuses on a strengthened integrated strategy for maternal, neonatal, child health and nutrition in the first 1,000 days of life.
The beneficiaries of this project are 37 malnourished 6–59-month-old children, 84 pregnant women, and 110 lactating mothers in the municipality.
With DOST’s science, technology, and innovation (STI) intervention, the beneficiaries will be given DOST FNRI’s food technologies suitable for 120 days of supplementary feeding.
The BIGMO Rice-Mongo Sesame Blend will be given to the 6-23 months old children while, the BIGMO Rice-Mongo Curls, and the Enhance Nutribun for the 24-59 months old children to alleviate from malnutrition and premature and/or low birth weight, and maternal death due to Iron-deficiency Anemia (IDA), Iron Fortified Rice (IFR) – a DOST FNRI Technology, will also be offered to pregnant and lactating women.
Prior to the supplementary feeding, the Barangay Nutrition Scholars and the parents/guardians of the malnourished children will undergo DOST PINOY (Package for the Improvement of Nutrition of Young Children) training which comprises nutrition intervention through a three-day training to be conducted by DOST – FNRI on essential nutrition, breastfeeding, supplementary feeding, meal planning, safe food handling, and preparation, and backyard gardening.
Lilibeth M. Lagbas on behalf of the newly-elected mayor, Danilo “Junjun” Lagbas Jr., expressed her thanks and support to DOST and has promised to monitor closely the fulfillment of the project. (DOST-MisOr | PIA-10 | Misamis Oriental)
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