Musembi Muthusi

I am a registered Nutritionist & Dietician with 4 + years of work experience in clinical, community and corporate nutrition, specialized nutrition care and implementation of health and nutrition programs

• Project/programme management skills including program planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, reporting skills and experience in integrated program approaches.
• In-depth knowledge of standard human diet, food science principles, clinical therapeutic nutrition and management of food systems
• Experienced in carrying out Nutrition counselling sessions / nutrition health education and counseling to reduce the prevalence rate of malnutrition in the community (counselling patients on nutrition issues and healthy eating habits).
• In-depth knowledge in carrying out nutrition surveys and assessments in both rural areas and urban informal settlements.
• Adept at; Nutrition management for PLHIV, TB Patients, Maternal, Infant, Young Child and Adolescent nutrition (MIYCAN) and Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM).
• Expertise in assessing Patients' Nutritional needs (nutrition assessments), develop and implement Nutrition and Dietetic programs while communicating complex and sensitive information about Dietary/Nutrition matters in an understandable form.
• Intense understanding of the MOH and county health departments including integration of donor funded programs into county plans.
• Counselling skills with proven ability to carry out Nutrition assessments for patients to determine their Nutritional status.
• Well-versed with nutrition training and mentorship for health care workers and nutrition program management.
• Ability to use both qualitative and quantitative data analytical methodologies including SMART, to advise nutrition interventions that improve patient care.
• Strong report writing skills with the ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and reports.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment, work under pressure and time constraints as well as handle a number of tasks simultaneously both independently.

• Bachelor of Science in human Nutrition and Dietetics- Karatina University. 2014-2018.
• Planning for Monitoring and Evaluation Certificate-University of Philanthropy-2021Oct -2021Dec 
• Fundamentals of Project Management Certificate -University of Philanthropy-2021 Nov-2021Dec
• Maternal Nutrition in Emergency-Certificate-UNICEF -2021Dec-2021Dec
• Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergency-Certificate-UNICEF-2021Dec-2021Dec
• Micronutrient Deficiency in Emergency Certificate -UNICEF-2021Dec-2021Dec
• Water Sanitation and Hygiene Certificate -Unicef-2021Dec -2021Jan
• Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education-Kisasi Boys’ Secondary School. 2010-2013