Manila, Oct. 19 -- The National Nutrition Council (NNC) and the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) are working to integrate First 1,000 Days (F1KD) services into PhilHealth's Yaman ng Kalusugan Program (YAKAP) package to strengthen nutrition screening, referrals, and care coordination for children.

In a Facebook post on Monday, the NNC said Executive Director IV Rodley Desmond Daniel Carza met with PhilHealth President and CEO Beverly Lorraine Ho on Oct. 16 to discuss the proposed integration.

The plan includes using Operation Timbang Plus (OPT Plus) as an initial step when children first access services and enroll in the YAKAP information system.

It also seeks to involve Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) in care coordinati...