Starvation And Malnutrition, Let's End It Altogether
(Gutom At Malnutrisyon, Sama-sama Nating Wakasan)
Every year, in the month of July, we are all celebrating the Nutrition Month leads by the National Nutrition Council. In this year, the theme is Gutom At Malnutrisyon, Sama-sama Nating Wakasan. The purpose of this theme is to disseminate nutrition message to all Filipinos. This is to raise awareness on the need for more action in addressing hunger as part of the Philippines' commitment to the United Nations Millennium Development Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger.
According to Thomas Robert Malthus, the increase of population is more rapid than production of foods and this cause starvation and malnutrition.
Nowadays, some citizens in the Philippines suffer starvation and malnutrition especially in the squatter areas. It is very alarming that Philippines is number 12 as one of the biggest population in the whole world. So, let us do something to solve this problem.
As a student, I can do a lot of things just to help prevent this kind of problem. I can plant vegetables and fruits in our surroundings and let people harvest it. This can help many people especially those who do not have enough money to buy their foods.
If we help each other we can totally eradicate this kind of problem in the Philippines .
