Extensor tendon injuries may require operative intervention, depending on the complexity of the injury and the zone of the hand involved.[5] For treatment of injuries to specific zones of the hand, see Technique. The goal of repair is to restore tendon continuity and function.
Nutrition Month is a special health awareness campaign pursuant to Presidential Decree 491 or the Nutrition Act of the Philippines. This event is held in the month July of every year. But in other countries, it is scheduled in different month. Like the United States, Nutrition Month is held every March.
In the Philippines, among newborns less than two months of age, one in seven is not breastfed, and 19 percent are receiving supplementary foods in addition to breast milk. Full immunization coverage of children age 12-23 months has only slightly improved from 72 to 73 percent between 1993 and 1998.