State nutritionists cited over successful nutrition programs
CIVIL Service Commission Chairperson Karlo Nograles congratulated outstanding local government units (LGUs) and local nutrition points (LNFP) for their exemplary performance and service that enabled successful implementation of crucial nutrition programs and management functions as the country strives to build back better.
Nograles joined the National Nutrition Council (NNC) in awarding the LGUs and LNFP at the 2022 National Nutrition Awarding Ceremony held Monday in Manila Hotel.
“To all our nutrition action officers, nutrition program coordinators, barangay nutrition scholars, nutrition workers, and volunteers, you know that you remain the first line of defense against diseases and infections and you are the vital link of our communities to health providers and facilities, and ultimately the government. Thank you for the continued conduct of healthcare and nutrition services through day-to-day household visits, to reporting for duty even in areas of conflict and even during the pandemic, and for being our health advocates, we salute all of you…for taking on this heroic task…” he said.
The annual awarding rites, led by Department of Health OIC-Secretary Dr. Maria Rosario S. Vergeire and NNC Executive Director Dr. Azucena Dayanghirang, was also attended by awardees from LGUs, representatives from national government agencies, and members of the academe and non-government organizations.
