The municipality of Sogod held its 44th Nutrition Month, with the culmination of the event on July 31, 2018. The theme for the event was “Ugaling Magtanim, Sapat na Nutrition Aanihin.” To boost the theme, the Rural Health Unit of Sogod who spearheaded the event in cooperation with the Bontoc Multipurpose Credit Cooperative, invited Southern Leyte State University faculty member DR. Romecita Rosolada to give a seminar on Nutrition and Organic Gardening to the hundreds of Sogod residents in attendance at the Culmination Program.

After a series of deliberations with the team and consultations with the experts, the consortium has finally completed its manual of operations (MOO) which has been officially launched on July 26, 2018 in Hotel Alejandro, Tacloban City during the conduct of the Mid-Year Assessment and Planning.

To ensure the implementation of the 2017-2018 Operational Plans of the EVHRDC, the ExeCom along with the Committee Chairs initiate a general assembly among the member institutions to collectively evaluate the extent of implementation of its planned programs and initiatives as stipulated in the said operational plans. A Mid-Year Assessment and Planning activity has been conducted on July 26, 2017 in Hotel Alejandro, Tacloban City.

Samar State University (SSU), in cooperation with the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Catbalogan City, the Provincial Government of Samar, and the Psychological Association of the Philippines (PAP), conducted a two-day Facilitators’ Training on Mental Health, Psychological First Aid (PFA), and the Katatagan Module at the SSU Audio-visual Center (AVC), July 13-14.