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019-2020 BF1KD-01
019-2020 BF1KD-01
019-2020 BF1KD-01
Province of Cebu
Municipality of Borbon
Barangay Bingay
WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government
Code of 1991, states that Local Government Units shall endeavor to provide health
services which include the implementation of programs on maternal and child care;
WHEREAS, the first 1,000 days - starting from the first day of conception until the
second birthday – is the most critical period for growth and development;
WHEREAS, any nutritional deficiency in a child’s first 1,000 days will have
irreversible effects on their health and their physical and mental development;
preventing them from completing their schooling and eventually acquiring decent
employment. These children are also 4.6 times more prone to dying of illnesses such as
pneumonia, diarrhea and measles;
WHEREAS, the program aims to provide prenatal and postnatal maternity care
services to pregnant women in order to protect her health as well as to ensure the
nutritional diet of her newborn child. The program shall include awareness on the
significance of good maternal nutrition and proper infant and young child feeding
practices, particularly, exclusive breastfeeding; timely, safe and appropriate and high
quality complementary food, and appropriate micronutrients interventions;