8th Philippine Boatshow & Nautical Lifestyle Expo and Conference: Sea-Ex 2016

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Celebrate the ocean with the 8th Philippine Boatshow & Nautical Lifestyle Expo and Conference: Sea-Ex. The three-day event is set to kick off the start of summer on Feb 19-21, 2016 at the SMX Convention Center, Pasay City, Manila. Co-organized by Fairs & More, a subsidiary of the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, the show continues to be the best place to find great deals on all your beach going essentials and then some!

Sea-Ex 2016 will be bringing in a huge display of boats (dinghies to yachts), boating equipment, watersports gear, diving accessories, fishing paraphernalia, beach apparel, resort getaways and support services in a true celebration of Philippine waters. The country’s first electric powered jet surfboard will be making its debut at the show as well as an assortment of new marine products.

The event is highlighted by a conference on coastal development, marine security and sea conservation. International and local speakers will be brought in to share their knowledge and discuss opportunities to further expand the Philippine maritime leisure industry.

For inquiries and booth reservations email: sales@seaex.ph; call: (02) 4038368 or visit: seaex.ph

Below are some photos to give you an idea on what to expect at the expo.

DOH, UNICEF Urge More Investment On Child Nutrition; Combat Stunting

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The Department of Health, UNICEF and the National Nutrition Council led the Philippine launch of the 2015 Global Nutrition Report (GNR), a comprehensive scorecard of both global and country-level progress on nutrition; as well as vital global determinants like food security, water and sanitation, resource allocations, and institutional and policy reforms.

The 2015 Global Nutrition Report: Actions and Accountability to Advance Nutrition and Sustainable Development was prepared by the Independent Expert Group of international experts, published by the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington, DC. Dr. Lawrence Haddad, international expert in nutrition and the Report’s lead author, presented highlights on the status of 193 countries.

The report shows the Philippine score was considered “on course” in meeting the targets to reduce child stunting and overweight; while it is “off course” for child wasting and anemia.

While the country has seen slow reductions in malnutrition, Dr. Haddad said that if the Philippines and other countries want to attain the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 and the World Health Assembly 2025 Global Targets, there must scaling up of proven nutrition interventions and investment; and hold nutrition stakeholders accountable, including the government and the private sector.

DOH Teams Up With WHO And UNICEF To Address Malnutrition In The Philippines

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The Department of Health (DOH), through the National Nutrition Council (NNC), in collaboration with World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF) convenes for the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Philippine Gathering (#SUNMOVEMENTPH) to bring key players from the government agencies, developmental partners, civil society groups, business sector and the academe to identify actions in addressing malnutrition.

The SUN movement calls on member countries, including the Philippines which is the 51st country to be accepted, to scale up nutrition actions including promotion of breastfeeding and appropriate complementary feeding, management of acute malnutrition, and nutrition-sensitive interventions in agriculture, education and social welfare among others.

Globally, close to half of deaths in children under 5 years old can be directly or indirectly linked to malnutrition. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), over 17 million children under age five in the world are severely malnourished and have at least 9x increased risk for death.

Malnutrition remains a significant public health concern in the Philippines with a staggering 3.4 million children who are stunted (short for their age) and more than 300,000 children under 5 years who are wasted (underweight for their age). This continues to be a serious child health problem, with the Philippines being highly disaster-prone. The risk of malnutrition increases in the aftermath of emergencies.