Against Malnutrition
Poverty is one of the serious problems all over the world. Many families is experiencing starvation because they cant afford to eat three times a day. This problem results to malnutrition. That is the reason why governments of all nations implement programs and projects to fight malnutrition.
Philippines also introduced July as the month of nutrition. With the theme for 2013: "Gutom at Malnutrisyon, Sama-Sama Nating Wakasan". Through the initiative of some government agencies, the DepEd and DOH, the implementation of the said program became easier.
The Department of Education implemented the Nutrition Month Celebration by introducing activiteis to all schools in the country. Some of the activities includes; symposiums, nutri quiz, nutri jingle, poster making, essay writing, cook fest and food fest. These activities aim to increase awareness to hunger and malnutrition.
With the help of schools, feeding program was also implemented. This program greatly help in the maintaining the proper nutrition of the students.
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