Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Definition
Health Service
Dosage
Vitamin A capsule
200,000 IU or 1
capsule100,000 IU or
cap or 3 drops
Route of
Administration
Orally by drops
Routine Immunization-BCG*
Intradermal on
right deltoid
Target Population
12-59 months old,
nationwide9-12 months old
infants receiving AMV
nationwide
2-11 months old infants in
Mindanao area, including
evacuation centers in armed
conflict areas.
Nationwide0-11 mos
-DPT*
0.05ml
-OPV*
0.5ml
-AMV*
2 drops
-Hepa B (if
0.5ml
0-11 mos
Intramuscularly on
anterior thigh
0-11 mos
Orally
9-11 mos
Subcutaneously on
deltoid
0-11 mos
available)
0.5ml
Intramuscularly
The child should not have received megadose of Vit. A above the recommended dosage
within the past 4 weeks except if the child has measles or signs and symptoms of Vit A.
deficiency.
For any child between 12-23 months, who missed any of his routine immunization, the
health worker should give the child the necessary antigen to complete FIC and shall be
recorded as such.
Garantisadong Pambata
Sangkap Pinoy
Sources: green leafy and yellow vegetables, fruits, liver, seafoods, iodized salt, pan de
bida and other fortified foods.
These micronutrients are not produced by the body, and must be taken in the food we eat;
essential in the normal process of growth and development:
1. Helps the body to regulate itself
2. Necessary in energy metabolism
3. Vital in brain cell formation and mental development
4. Necessary in the body immune system to protect the body from severe infection.
5. Eating Sangkap Pinoy-rich foods can prevent and control:
Vitamin A Deficiency
Breastfeeding
Breast milk is best for babies up to 2 years old. Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended
for the first six months of life. At about six months, give carefully selected nutritious
foods as supplements.
Breastfeeding provides physical and psychological benefits for children and mothers as
well as economic benefits for families and societies.
Benefits:
For infants
1. Provides a nutritional complete food for the young infant.
2. Strengthens the infants immune system, preventing many infections.
3. Safely rehydrates and provides essential nutrients to a sick child, especially to those
suffering from diarrheal diseases.
4. Reduces the infants exposure to infection.
For the Mother
1. Reduces a womans risk of excessive blood loss after birth
2. Provides a natural method of delaying pregnancies.
3. Reduces the risk of ovarian and breast cancers and osteoporosis.
For the Family and Community
1. Conserves funds that otherwise would be spent on breast milk substitute, supplies and
fuel to prepare them.
2. Saves medical costs to families and governments by preventing illnesses and by
providing immediate postpartum contraception.
Complimentary Feeding for Babies 6-11 Months Old
4. Introduction of complementary foods will accustom him to new foods that will also
provide additional nutrients to make him grow well
5. Breastfeeding, however, should continue for as long as the mother is able and has milk
which could be as long as two years
How to Give Complementary Foods for Babies 6-11 Months Old?
1. Prepare mixture of thick lugao/ cooked rice, soft cooked vegetables. Egg yolk, mashed
beans, flaked fish/chicken/ground meat and oil.
2. Give mixture by teaspoons 2-4 times daily, increasing the amount of teaspoons and
number of feeding until the full recommended amount is consumed
3. Give bite-sized fruit separately
4. Give egg alone or combine with above food mixture