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Infant and young child nutrition

A smiling baby on a hammock
Programme
24 January 2019
Child survival
Helping children survive and thrive
A father and mother bring their baby to a health center
Article
11 May 2022
Improving maternal nutrition and health in Barangay Dapaon
Strengthening health services in hard-to-reach areas
A pregnant woman undergoes a prenatal check-up being conducted by a health worker
Article
11 May 2022
Improving maternal nutrition & health in Barangay Muñoz
Providing a healthy start to life for every child in the poorest municipality in Zamboanga del Norte
A girl buying snacks at a store in her neighborhood
Press release
04 March 2022
Everybody Needs to Act to Curb Obesity
DOH and development partners call for a whole-of-society approach to reduce obesity in the Philippines
Press release
23 February 2022
More than half of parents and pregnant women exposed to aggressive formula milk marketing – WHO, UNICEF
New report details exploitative practices employed by $55 billion formula industry, compromising child nutrition, violating international commitments
A mother carrying a child, both smiling
Report
11 October 2021
Nurturing Care for ECD Country Profile: Philippines
Rapid assessment of country readiness on the Nurturing Care Framework

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A child buying a donut from a small store in her neighborhood
Report
01 July 2021
Landscape Analysis: Childhood Overweight and Obesity
The extent of childhood overweight and obesity and priority actions for prevention

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A health worker measures the circumference of a child's upper arm using a mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) tape to determine the child's nutrition status. The pointer of the tape is in the red figures range, which means that the child is thin for their height.
Press release
03 August 2020
Addressing stunting and malnutrition should go beyond Nutrition Month celebration
A young mother breastfeeds her baby
Article
29 July 2020
A mother too soon
At 15, baby-faced Kimberly is a mother to 6-month-old Princess
Press release
07 April 2020
Unang yakap and breastfeeding are life-saving for babies in the Philippines
UN agencies stress the need for EINC and breastfeeding support to mothers