Featurette: Pangasinan's Best BNS

 MS. ANNALIZA NATIVIDAD

BNS, Barangay Sancagulis, Bayambang, Pangasinan

Hard work, persistence, and generosity of heart characterize Ms. Annaliza Natividad's journey as BNS of Brgy. Sancagulis, Bayambang, Pangasinan, from the day she started her journey as a BNS in the year 2017 and up until today. 

Gifted with skills in coordinating various stakeholders, she doesn't stop until she sees clear results: a marked lowering of malnutrition rate in her beloved barangay. Ms. Natividad's best practices include being present in all barangay activities and performing all her duties with complete BNS documents, while always willing to teach or coach her co-workers and beneficiaries.

As a BNS, she makes sure all nutrition-related programs are being implemented, including the conduct  of Mother’s Classes. She regularly conducts house-to-house visits to encourage the mothers of 0-59 month old babies to have them receive regular immunization, deworming, and vitamin A supplementation. 

She also regularly assists the Punong Barangay to convene meetings and actively helps in the preparation of the work plan and budget for the barangay's Nutrition Action Plan. This ensures that the BNC members have implemented the nutrition interventions and are regularly monitored and evaluated. 

She also regularly monitors the weight and height of 0-59-month-old children, and is very determined to achieve zero prevalence of underweight children in the barangay. Since 2017, out of 40 undernourished children in the area, only 12 remain to be on her watch list as of November 2022.

On top of these, she also regularly monitors the vitamin A and iron fortification of flour used in bakeries and cooking oil sold in the retail stores.  She also makes sure to monitor the nutritional status of daycare and elementary pupils.

With such passion and readiness to serve at all times without expecting anything in return, it is not surprising that that Ms. Natividad would emerge as the most exemplary barangay nutrition worker in the whole province of Pangasinan for 2021.