Owing to its effective health and nutrition programs, the city government of Makati continues to enjoy the lowest malnutrition prevalence rate among localities in Metro Manila or National Capital Region (NCR), according to the city’s mayor, Jejomar Erwin “Junjun” Binay.

Citing the latest report of the Makati Health Department (MHD), Binay on Sunday said the malnutrition prevalence rate in Makati this year dipped further, from 0.73 percent in 2013 to 0.64 percent. Back in 1990, the city’s malnutrition prevalence rate, measured among children from zero to 71 months in compliance with Department of Health (DOH) guidelines, was 7.7 percent.

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