The Municipal Nutrition Action Office (MNAO), headed by Municipal Mayor Eulogio Clarence P. De Guzman III, and facilitated by Ms. Maria Adelfa Fontz, the Municipal Nutrition Action Officer, held an activity last August 27-29, 2024 at the Bauang North Central School (BNCS) Sports Complex. It was entitled Community-Based Management on Acute Malnutrition (CMAM). Present in the activity were Hon. Tanya Roberta A. De Guzman, Sangguniang Bayan Member (SBM) and Committee Chairperson on Family Welfare and Responsible Parenthood, and Mr. Wilson Samuel C. Caluza, Administrator for Operations.

The participants were the Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS), Barangay Health Workers (BHWs), midwives, and nurses from the different Barangays of Bauang. After the preliminaries, there was a pre-test, a seminar by the Philippine Integrated Management on Acute Malnutrition (PIMAM), and a seminar on Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM). Afterwhich, they conducted a practicum at the last day of the seminar.

The Municipality of Bauang will continue to hold seminars for the Barangay Nutrition Scholars as the health of our residents, especially children, is one of our priorities.