Navotas has recorded an almost 100-percent decrease in the number of children affected by Severe Acute Malnutrition, the city government reported Friday.
Out of 104 severely wasted children from 0 to 71 months old recorded in January 2017, the city was able to restore the health of 100.
Mayor John Rey Tiangco, through the City Nutrition Office and with the help of Save the Children, laid out a series of supplemental feeding and regular check-ups and evaluations of SAM patients, as well as intensive information and education campaign regarding acute malnutrition.
“SAM patients are at high risk of death that is why we doubled our efforts to improve their health and help save them,” Tiangco said.
“Malnutrition continues to be one of the major problems in our country. In Navotas, while the percentage of affected children is relatively small, we consider this as setback in our goal to improve the lives of all Navoteños,” he added.