Ufedo Emmanuel

A compassionate and detail-oriented trained nutritionist with experience in nutrition, advocacy and community health. Skilled in Nutritional assessment, IYCF counseling, malnutrition management and behavior change communication. Also serve as a dyslexia awareness advocate and HIV&AIDS advocate, with proven ability to design and deliver inclusive health programs for children, adolescents, and vulnerable populations.

Seeking to leverage technical nutrition expertise and community mobilization skills to improve health and nutrition outcomes.

Health and Nutrition Officer at CHRIS IGBOKWE FOUNDATION (CIF) (2025-01 – Present)

• Promoting healthy diets, food safety, hygiene and WASH practices
• Advocating for nutrition-sensitive policies and inclusion of nutrition in all health programs
• Participate in emergency response during outbreaks, IDP situations or food crises and monitoring food distribution
• Linking clients to health services to HIV testing, ANC, immunization and treatment programs
• Support infant and Young Child feeding (IYCF) programs including breastfeeding promotion and complementary feeding programs
• Training volunteers (CNMs) on MUAC screening, CMAM, nutrition and hygiene reporting to have a common goal by delivering and sharing key messages in a way and manner that is easy for the community to adopt the practice and to remember without issues or challenge
• Preparation of accurate and timely reports which include daily distribution report, weekly IYCF sensitization report, distribution report and quarterly reports on Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) and Nutrition activities to the management and donors

Heart to Heart (HIV/AIDS) Unit (Laboratory Support/Counselor) at WUSE DISTRICT HOSPITAL (NYSC) (2023-01 – 2024-12)

• Support in HIV testing and follow up services in person and via hospital standard, conducting Tuberculosis (TB) test, and STD testing and treatment options, PrEP/PEP screenings for all individuals who test negative for HIV
• Providing pre-test, post-test, and ongoing counseling services related to HIV, reproductive health, and other health issues
• Working within HIV the communities to elicit HIV positive client's sexual partners or injection drugs users to encourage them take HIV testing services within their community

Nutrition officer at UNWFP/GZDI MICHIKA/MADAGALI (2021-01 – 2022-12)

• Supported in the supervision and training of staff for IYCF and CMAM activities by collecting, compiling the reports on daily, weekly, and monthly basis
• Supported in the monthly distribution of food commodities to pregnant breastfeeding women and girls under GFA household and to children under 2 years in accordance to the WFPs and UN's standard
• Prepared accurate and timely reports which include daily distribution report, weekly IYCF sensitization report, distribution report and quarterly reports on Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) and Nutrition activities to the management and donors
• Planned quarterly nutrition surveys in places of detention which includes data collection, data entry, analysis, and reporting
• Liaised with primary health care and the community structures to ensure that nutrition services are in line with national and international standard, requirements, and co-chairing the nutrition coordination with relevant stakeholders at LGA level in accordance with UNWFP standards

PGD in Food Security and Nutrition – Modibbo Adama University, Yola (MAU YOLA)

B.Sc. in Biochemistry – Adamawa State University, Mubi (2018-01 – 2023-12)

Diploma in Computer Appreciation – Preview ICT Centre, Mubi (2016-01 – 2017-12)

National Diploma in Science and Laboratory Technology – Federal Polytechnic, Mubi (2012-01 – 2015-12)