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RA-UF ISSAH

PRINCIPAL NUTRITIONIST/ DIETITIAN

CONTACT INFORMATION

Upper West Regional Hospital

Diet Therapy Unit / Public Health Unit

P.O. Box 6

Wa, Upper West Region

Ghana, West Africa

Tel. +233-***-***-***/+233-***-***-***

Email/ Skype: *******@*****.***

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Sex : Male

Age : 39

Nationality : Ghanaian

Date of birth : 8

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October, 1980

Marital status : Married

Passport Number : G0682940

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Seeking to work with a results-oriented health care organization that places premium on innovations and teambuilding.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

I am a hardworking, motivated young man with great written and oral English language communication skills as well as a computer literate who is able to use the Microsoft Office Package

(Word, Excel, PowerPoint), I am a team player with lots of experience working in Ghana’s Healthcare systems.

WORK EXPERIENCE

1. Ghana Health Service: 12

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March, 2011 up to date.

Positions Held

March, 2018 : Registered Principal Nutritionist/ Dietitian To date

Head of Diet Therapy Unit

Duties

Train Nutrition, Dietetics and Nursing students on clinical rotation in accordance with standard Nutrition and Dietetics protocols.

Consult and manage patients with diet-related health conditions.

Supervise the activities of other Nutritionists/ dietitians

Plan, implement, monitor and evaluate all nutrition and dietetics programs.

Demonstrate a high sense of professional competence at all times.

Participate in clinical meetings/ audits in the hospital

Advocate in the media (Various FM stations) on optimal nutrition in the Regional and national levels (eg. Radio Ghana)

Attend and make presentations at internal, Municipal and Regional levels in bi-annual nutrition and health reviews.

Attend bi-monthly Regional Health Management Meetings and make presentations on public Health and clinical activities.

Appraise health staffs on their performance annually.

Day-to-Day management of the Diet therapy unit.

Follow patient safety-related policies and procedures in accordance with standard protocols.

Ensure a very high sense of confidentiality at all times.

Coordinate all public health activities related to nutrition and dietetics in the hospital.

Collate and analyze monthly nutrition and dietetics data for the public health and diet therapy units.

Build capacity of staff in clinical/public health interventions.

Periodically monitor and supervise district level nutrition and health activities. Assistant Head of Public Health Unit

Duties

Conduct and supervise Public Health surveillance activities

Outbreak detection and investigation

Monitor and supervise health staff activities

Train Public health and nutrition students on clinical attachment

Implement disease control and prevention activities

Conduct reproductive and child health activities

Ensure environmental health and sanitation

Plan, implement and promote nutrition and health programs

Periodically conduct public health researches

Collaborate with other health institutions on nutrition and health activities.

March 2011- : District Nutrition officer

April 2014 Nadowli District (March, 2011 to December, 2012) and Daffiama/Busie/Issa District (Jan. 2013 to April, 2014).

Duties

Provide capacity building for District Health Management Team (DHMT), Sub-district and Facility staff on specific nutrition interventions through trainings and supportive supervision.

Collect, analyze and interpret monthly reports on nutrition situation and prepare quarterly as well as annual reports.

Liaise with district partners including Ministry of Food and Agriculture

(MoFA), Community Development Department and Ghana Education Service

(GES) to roll out nutrition sensitive and nutrition specific interventions.

Carry out Social and behavior change communication activities for improved health and nutrition outcomes among community members.

Conduct periodic surveys on malnutrition situation and iodized salt consumption.

2. August 2016 : Dietetics Intern (Upper West Regional Hospital) To August 2017

Duties

Provide inpatient and outpatient Dietherapy services

Consult with clinician and other health personnel to determine nutritional needs and diet restrictions for clients/patients.

Assess patients’ nutritional status and screen for potential risks in a timely manner.

Plan and implement appropriate therapeutic diets for clients/patients

Formulate menus for therapeutic diets based on medical and physical condition of clients/patients.

Monitor patients’ response to the daily nutrient intake making appropriate recommendations for nutritional intervention when necessary.

Assist in planning patient menus and/or menu modifications according to approved diet manual.

Supervise activities of Diet Cooks.

Collaborate with catering officer to provide nutritional care for inpatients

Educate patients/families and groups on nutritional care of medical conditions 3. May 2010 : Field Supervisor, West Africa Program to Combat HIV/AIDS and To June 2015 STIs (WAPCAS)(Contract).

Duties

Build capacity and supervise activities of peer educators and peer counselor.

Design and roll out behavior change communication campaigns on HIV/AIDS and STIs.

Conduct periodic testing and counseling sessions for female sex workers.

Make follow-ups on referred female sex workers to the appropriate health facilities for continuous management/ treatment.

Carry out operational researches on HIV situation at high risk zones. 4. September 2008 : Volunteer Teacher, Daffiama Senior High School To May 2010

Duties

Teach and motivate students to learn

Prepare lesson notes

Conduct operational researches into student performance to guide teaching methods.

5. August 2007 : Nutrition Intern (Wa Municipal Health Administration) – National To August 2008 Service

Duties

Collate monthly nutrition data, enter data into database system (District Health Information Management System) (DHIMS).

Participate in monitoring and supervision activities at outreach sites

Participate in maternal and child health campaigns. CORE COMPETENCIES

Monitoring and evaluation, Project Management, Facilitation, Research and Data analysis, Report Writing, Behavior Change Communication, Microsoft Office and Dietary counselling. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

2014-2016 : University of Ghana (UG), Legon (MSc, Dietetics) 2003-2007 : University for Development Studies (UDS), Nyankpala, Tamale (Bsc Community Nutrition)

1997-1999 : Wa Senior High School, Wa, Upper West Region, Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE).

SHORT COURSES

2018 : Re-envisioning our profession: Promoting Dietetic Entrepreneurship and Financial Literacy

2018 : Evidenced-Based Dietetic Practice

2017 : USAID Communicate-for-Health (Certificate in Social Behaviour Change Communication material design)

2014 : Ghana Health Service (Certificate in Health Leadership) PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Member : Allied Health Professionals Council.

Member : Health Service Workers Union

Member : Ghana Nutrition Association

Member : Ghana Dietetics Association

Member : Ghana Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (GAND) Member : Ghana Public Health Technical Officers Group Member : Regional Technical Working Group (TWG) on Life-Course Approach to Non- Communicable Diseases (NCDs).

RESEARCH WORKS/PUBLICATIONS

Prevention of Food Allergies, published in the December 2 nd

, 2015 edition of Daily Graphic

newspaper on page 34. Daily Graphic is Ghana’s Biggest Selling Newspaper since 1950.

Nutrition Knowledge and Dietary habits of patients with type-2 diabetes attending the Regional hospital at Wa, Upper West Region, Ghana. A Master’s Degree dissertation presented to the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics of the School of Biomedical and Allied Health (BAHS) Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, July 2016 (Published at University Website).

Assessing the nutritional status of children (6-59 months) between polygamous and monogamous families in the Tolong/ Kumbungu District, Northern Region, Ghana, a Bachelor’s Degree dissertation presented to the Department of Community Nutrition of the School of Medicine and health Sciences, University for Development Studies, Tamale, June 2007, (Not published).

Barriers to the uptake of natural family planning: A study of prenatal and postnatal mothers’ in the Wa municipality of the upper west region of Ghana (consultancy work).

Data quality on reported malaria cases at health facilities in Wa municipality in the Upper West Region of Ghana (Consultancy work).

A study on general nurses’ knowledge and awareness on hearing impairment among the aged (Consultancy work).

Integrated Bio-Behavioural Surveillance Survey (IBBSS) of Female Sex Workers

(FSWs) in Wa Township.

TRAININGS/ WORKSHOPS FACILITATED

Combined maternal and Child Health (MCH) Record Book (RB) training

Life Course Approach (LCA)

Functional Nutritional and its implication on GUT comfort.

Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) training

Universal salt Iodization (USI) workshop

Community-Based Infant and Young Child Feeding (C-IYCF) training

Home-Based Care (HBC) training

Nutrition Surveillance training

Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) training

Introduction to standard referral systems training PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN/PARTICIPATED

Quality Improvement (QI)

Combined maternal and Child Health (MCH) Record Book (RB)

Ghana National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP)

Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) (Inpatient)

Nutrition and Malaria Control for Child Survival Project (NMCSP)

Nutrition Assessment Counselling and Support (NACS) for People Living with HIV/AIDS/ TB project

Integrated malnutrition, HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis (IMHAT) project

Malaria Control project

Food Assisted Child survival (FACS) project

Integrated Nutrition Action Against malnutrition (INAAM) project

True-Vision Ghana (TVG) food rationing for People-Living-With-HIV/AIDS (PLWH) project.

LANGUAGE SPOKEN

Spoken and written English (Fluent)

HOBBIES

Conducting researches, making presentations, Playing and watching football, playing table tennis and watching documentaries.

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