OUTLINE ON THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND PHILIPPINE PLAN OF

ACTION FOR NUTRITION

I.

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

A. Background
B. Definition
C. Goals, targets and indicators
1. Eradicate Extreme Hunger and Poverty
2.Achieve Universal Primary Education
3.Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women
4.Reduce Child Mortality
5.Improve Maternal Health
6.Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and diseases
7.Ensure Environmental Sustainability
8.Develop a Global Partnership for Development
D. Current Status
II.

Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition 2011-2016

A. Background
B. Components of PPAN 2011-2016
1.
Challenges
(1)
(2)

Hunger
Malnutrition
(a)Underweight, stunting, and

wasting
(3)

(b)Overnutrition
Micronutrient malnutrition (i.e. iron,

vitamin A and iodine)

(4)
Presence of regions with more
cases of malnutrition as compared to other
(5)
Addressing the different levels of the
causes of malnutrition
2.
3.

Goal
Objectives
hunger
underweight-for-age, stunting, wasting
vitamin A deficiency
anemia
iodine deficiency

 overweight and obesity

4.

Guiding Principles
Attainment of nutritional well-being is a main
responsibility of families
It is the duty and obligation of government to assist
those who are unable to enjoy the right to good nutrition
Priority given to those with less access and most
nutritionally at-risk
Evidence-based interventions and strategies, with
bias to local research
Good governance is at the center of efforts for
nutrition improvement
5.
Directions
6.
Strategies and Priorities for Action
7.
Plan implementation, monitoring, and evaluation
Plan implementation
Monitoring and evaluation
8.
Organization and Management
References:
For MDG
Websites:
Millennium Project.(2006). About MDGs:What are they. Retrieved August 12, 2015 from
http://www.unmillenniumproject.org/goals/index.htm.
Millennium Project. (2006). About MDGs: Goals, targets, & indicators. Retrieved August 12,
2015 from http://www.unmillenniumproject.org/goals/gti.htm.
National Economic and Development Authority. (2014). The Philippines Fifth Progress Report:
MIllennium Development Goals. Retrieved August 14, 2015 from
http://www.neda.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/PH-5TH-MDG-PROGRESSREPORT_Nov-4-ver.pdf.
National Statistical Coordination Board. (2015). MDG Watch: Philippines Progress based on
the MDG Indicators. Retrieved August 12, 2015 from
http://www.nscb.gov.ph/mdg/MDG_Watch_as_of_12March2015.pdf.
United Nations. (2000). Millennium Summit of the United Nations. Retrieved August 13, 2015
from http://www.un.org/en/development/devagenda/millennium.shtml.
United Nations Development Programme. (2015). A New Sustainable Development Agenda.
Retrieved August 12, 2015 from
http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/mdgoverview.html.
For PPAN
Publication:
National Nutrition Council. (2011). Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition 2011-2016. Abridged
Version.

Websites:
National Nutrition Council. (2015). Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN). Retrieved
August 14, 2015 from http://www.nnc.gov.ph/plans-and-programs/philippine-plan-ofaction-for-nutrition-ppan.