Jane Irungu

Nutrition Specialist at EDARP
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Kenya, KE
Languages
  • English -

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Experience

    • Brazil
    • Automotive
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Nutrition Specialist
      • Oct 2009 - Present

      -Carry out nutrition assessment/review-nutrition counselling /dietary management of medical conditions such as diabetes,high blood pressure,obesity among others-management of both acute/chronic malnutrition in both paed and adults-nurition suplementation /therapeutic feeds-maternal nutrition /infant feeding-we advocate for EXCLUSIVE breastfeeding for the first 6 months of a child life ,this is vital to a child`s health

    • Clinical Nutritionist
      • Oct 2009 - Present

      -Health is the most important asset one can have-Nutrition is a major component in the management of many diseases especially HIV/TB-malnourished individuals are at a higher risk of opportunistic infections than the well nourished clients-Nutrition assessment and supplementation is key to both curative/preventive and also in palliative care-Malnutrition leads to disease susceptability-malnutrition is still one of the leading cause of death of children under 5 years in Africa and we are working elladicate it-life style disease are on the rise and there is need to embrace heathy lifestyle/feeding habits for a healthy generation Show less

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Nutrition Assistant
      • Jan 2006 - Dec 2007

      -capacity building- -community health mobilization -management of both acute/chronic malnutrition -hiv /aids awareness campaingns -capacity building- -community health mobilization -management of both acute/chronic malnutrition -hiv /aids awareness campaingns

    • Kenya
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Nutrition Assistant
      • Jan 2005 - Apr 2005

      Carried out Nutrition reviews and assessment in various wards including pediatric ward, renal ward ,Oncology wards,diabetic clinic, medical ward ,orthopedic/surgical ward ,burns unit and HDU/ICU. and new-born unit, plus the Amenity wards. Nutrition counseling for management of various condition, HTN, diabetes ,renal conditions. Maternal and IYCF Counseling Supplementation Weight management in obesity/DM/HTN Carried out Nutrition reviews and assessment in various wards including pediatric ward, renal ward ,Oncology wards,diabetic clinic, medical ward ,orthopedic/surgical ward ,burns unit and HDU/ICU. and new-born unit, plus the Amenity wards. Nutrition counseling for management of various condition, HTN, diabetes ,renal conditions. Maternal and IYCF Counseling Supplementation Weight management in obesity/DM/HTN

Education

  • Maseno University
    Bachelor's Degree, Bsc(Food science and Nutrition)
    2000 - 2005
  • Naromoru Girls
    B (plain)
    1995 - 1998

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