nutrition-related interventions

Global Strategic Framework for Food Security and Nutrition (GSF)

aims to improve coordination and guide synchronized action by a wide range of stakeholders in support of global, regional, country-led action to prevent future food crises, eliminate hunger, and ensure food security and nutrition for all human beings

Global Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Non

Communicable Diseases -aims to reduce the burden of preventable morbidity and disability and avoidable mortality due to non-communicable diseases

Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF)

aims to revitalize efforts to promote, protect, and support appropriate IYCF

World Declaration on Nutrition

recognizes that hunger and malnutrition are unacceptable in a world that has both knowledge and resources to end this human catastrophe; it is recognized that globally there is enough food for all and that inequitable access id the main problem

United Nation's Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

serves as basis of nutrition targets

MDG 1

eradicate extreme hunger and poverty,

MDG 2

achieve universal primary education,

MDG 3

reduce child mortality,

MDG 4

improve maternal health

International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights

recognizes the right of everyone to an adequate standard of living for him/herself and his/her family, including adequate food, clothing and housing, and to the continuous improvement of living conditions as well as recognizing the fundamental right of everyone to be free from hunger.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

promotes the right to a standard of living adequate for health and well-being of individual and families, including food, clothing, housing, and medical care; necessary social services; and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age, or a lack of livelihood. It also provides laws for social protection of mother and children.

RA 9288

Newborn screening act

A.O. 2005

0014 - National Policy on Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF)

R.A. 8749

Philippine Clean Air Act (1999)

R.A. 8750

Seat Belts Use Act (1999)

R.A. 8423

Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act (1997)

R.A. 7719

National Blood Service Act (1994)

R.A. 7610

Special Protection of Children against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act (1992)

R.A. 6425

is also known as the Dangerous Drug Act of 1972.

A.O. 168

(2004), National Policy on Emergencies and Disasters

DOLE DO 56

03 S 2003 - Rationalizing the Implementation of Family Welfare Program in DOLE, shifted DOLE's focus from promoting family planning to providing family welfare services to workers.

E.O. 352

(1996), designated statistical activities that will generate critical data for decision-making of the government and private sector

R.A. 7875

the National Health Insurance Act (1995)

R.A. 7305

Magna Carta of Public Health Workers (1992)

E.O. 128

(1987), created the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and mandated that FNRI should periodically define the nutritional status of the Filipinos.

Nutrition intervention

is defined as "planned actions intended to positively change a nutrition-related behavior, environmental condition, or aspect of health status

Nutrition Specific Interventions

address the immediate determinants of fetal and child nutrition and development which includes adequate food and nutrient intake, feeding, caregiving and parenting practices, and low burden of infectious diseases.

Nutrition Sensitive Interventions and Programs address the underlying determinants of fetal and child nutrition and development

food security; adequate caregiving resources at the maternal, household and community levels; and access to health services and a safe and hygienic environment - and incorporate specific nutrition goals and actions.

enabling programs

actions developed and designed to assist the nutrition specific programs in achieving a greater degree of efficiency and effectiveness

antiretroviral therapy

given to HIV infected mothers

micronutrient powders (MNPs)

for home fortification of foods consumed by infants and young children 6-23 months of age

12.5 mg

elemental iron, preferably as encapsulated ferrous fumarate (MNP)

300 μg

retinol (MNP)

5 mg

elemental zinc, preferably zinc gluconate (MNP)

100,000 IU (30 mg RE)

dose of Vit A Infants 6-11 months of age (including HIV+)

200,000 IU (60 mg RE)

dose of Vitamin A supplementation for Children 12-59 months of age, every 4-6 mos

50,000 IU

Vitamin A supplementation for infants aged less than 6 months with measles

100,000 IU

Vitamin A supplementation for infants aged 6 to 11 months with measles

200,000 IU

Vitamin A supplementation for children > 12 months with measles

2 mg/kgBW/day

Fe supplementation dose for children between 6 and 23 months of age.

20 mg/day

zinc supplementation dose for 10-14 days (10 mg per day for infants under six months of age)