DoH, legislators, and civil society organizations form first multi-sectoral coalition for healthy diet promotion

By The Manila Times

Dec 15, 2019 1:01 am

“More than just a call for this hand-holding initiative is a genuine call to improve our health outcomes from non-communicable diseases and to build a healthy nation,” said Dr. Rosalie Paje, division chief of the Lifestyle-Related Diseases Division of the Disease Prevention and Control Bureau (LRDD-DPCB) of the Department of Health (DoH) as she described the purpose and vision of the Healthy Diet Coalition during its first partners meeting held on October 25 at The Bayleaf Intramuros in Manila.

The first multisectoral coalition for healthy diet promotion, spearheaded by the Department of Health (DoH), World Health Organization (WHO) Philippines, and civil society organizations, ImagineLaw, a public interest law organization, and Mandatum Novum, a media organization, with support from the Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL) initiative.

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