Saint Mary’s University
SCHOOL OF HEALTH and NATURAL SCIENCES
Nursing Department
Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya
Programs and Services available in GO’s or
NGO’s
Governmental Organization
- A government Organization or Public agency, is
often a government appointed group, it can be
permanent or semi-permanent organization and
is funded by the government.
Non-Governmental Organization
- A non-governmental organization (NGO) is any
non-profit, voluntary citizens' group which is
organized on a local, national or international
level.
- Task-oriented and driven by people with a
common interest, NGOs perform a variety of
service and humanitarian functions, bring citizen
concerns to Governments.
Examples of Governmental Organization
1. Barangay Nutrition Scholar Program (BNS)
- is a Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition
human resource development strategy that
entails the recruitment, training, deployment,
and supervision of volunteer workers known as
Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS).
- Presidential Decree No. 1569 (1979) required
the deployment of at least one BNS in each
barangay throughout the country to monitor the
nutritional status of children and other
nutritionally at-risk groups and connect them
with nutrition and nutrition-related service
providers. The NNC was also mandated by PD
1569 to administer the program in collaboration
with local government units.
Tasks
 Caring for the Malnourished
 Mobilizing the community
 Linkage-building
 Other forms of BNS assistance
- Organizing mothers’ class or community
nutrition education classes;
- Providing nutrition counseling services,
especially on exclusive breastfeeding and
appropriate complementary feeding, through
home visits;
- Informing the community on scheduled
immunization, deworming and other health
activities under the instruction of the local
midwife, agriculture officer, social welfare
officer, and other workers.
 Keeping records.
2. Nutrition Center of the Philippines
- Non-profit organization
- Was established in 1974 to help address
malnutrition in the Philippines
- Works with both government and non-
government sectors in order to achieve Nutrition
Security for all Filipinos especially for those
who are disadvantaged
Nutrition Security for all Filipinos is achieved through:
 Social and Biomedical Research
 Nutrition Program Design and Implementation
 Monitoring and Evaluation
 Product development
 Public Health Policy
◇Nutrition Center of the Philippines have played a
critical role in developing and implementing policy-
shaping nutrition interventions for the past 4 decades,
through its core partners and the community.
◇Their work focuses on addressing the nutrition needs
of vulnerable populations, through cost-effective and
innovative nutrition strategies and interventions.
3. Malnutrition Reduction Program
Purpose: To address the persistent problem of
malnutrition among Filipino infants and
young children
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SCHOOL OF HEALTH and NATURAL SCIENCES
Nursing Department
Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya
Target: Children aged 6 months to two years old, as Vision
well as their parents
Goal: Improve the survival of infants and young Is to see all relationships reconciled, every child
children by improving their nutritional status, growth nurtured, communities transformed, with new tagline:
and development through optimal feeding. “Let’s end poverty together.”

Background Mission
- First launched in 2011 under its old name
“DOST PINOY,” stands for “Package for the Walk with churches, leaders, and families in overcoming
Improvement of Nutrition of Young Children.” all forms of human poverty by living in healthy
- Science-based initiative of the DOST Food and relationship with God and His creation.
Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI)
MRP 2 components
 The technology transfer rollout of DOST-FNRI
food complementary technologies.
 The DOST-Pinoy, an intervention strategy
which combines 120 feeding days of DOST-
FNRI developed complementary foods to infants
and young children from zero to below three
years old.
Malnutrition Reduction Program is achieve through:
- DOST partners with local government units
(LGUs), national government agencies, as well
as the private sector.

 Leyte
 Iloilo
 Antique
 Occidental Mindoro

Example of Non-Governmental Organization in the

Philippines

1. Food for the Hungry Reference:

- In 1978, FH began working in the Philippines to
help Vietnamese refugees who were fleeing
from the Vietnam War. Since then, FH has
focused efforts on long-term development work
in remote and indigenous communities with a
focus on food security and livelihoods,
education, health and resilience against the
consequences of climate change, infectious
diseases, and other disasters.
- Food for the Hungry seeks to end ALL forms of
human poverty by going to the hard places and
walking with the world’s most vulnerable people
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