Press Release
Gatchalian seeks health interventions for vulnerable infants, mothers amid looming baby boom
While the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) expects the uptick of lockdown babies to peak in the first half of 2021, Senator Win Gatchalian reiterated the urgency of providing health and nutrition interventions for vulnerable infants and mothers, especially those in far-flung and poverty-stricken areas.
Gatchalian explained that these interventions and programs are provided for under the Kalusugan at Nutrisyon ng Mag-Nanay Act (Republic Act 11148) or the First 1,000 Days Law, which aims to scale up nutrition intervention programs in the first 1,000 days of a child s life, from conception up to the second birthday. The law gives priority to those who are living in unserved and underserved communities.