Emelda Onyango

I'm a certified nutritionist

HARLEY’S LIMITED

Medical Representative 

February 2017- December 2021

Eldoret

Duties

• Organizing appointments with doctors, pharmacists and other relevant hospitals medical team
• Product presentation to doctors
• Identifying and establishing new business
• Attaining the set sales target and reviewing sales performance 
• Monitoring competitor activity and competitor’s products
• Staying informed about new information and developments  in the health services 
• Planning work schedules and weekly timetables
• Efficiently managing the territory assigned
• Writing reports 

AGENG’A POSTGRADUATE ACCREDITATION ACADEMY

Community Nutrition Intern

February 2016-January 2017

Busia

Duties

• Designing and implementing appropriate nutrition and interventions
• Planning and implementation of WASH activities
• Organizing and conducting activities aimed at improving the health status of the community. The activities included Nutrition camps, conducting focus group discussions in the community on nutrition and related issues, and nutrition education at the Ageng’a dispensary.
• Data collection through the use of ODK and focus group discussions
• Analysis of research findings through SPSS, Epi-info, and STATA
• Report writing 
• Carrying out monitoring and evaluation of the project activities 
• Competency building through seminars organized by KNDI (on project Management Epidemiology and Advocacy)

KENYATTA NATIONAL HOSPITAL

Clinical Nutrition Intern

January 2015-March 2015

Nairobi

Duties  

• Carrying out Nutrition care process to patients; Nutrition assessment appropriate intervention and monitoring and evaluation.
• Attending ward rounds together with other health practitioners to evaluate patients’ progress
• Nutrition education for mothers of malnourished children
• Counseling PMTCT mothers on proper feeding practices.
• Prescribing and preparing therapeutic diet.
• Teamwork with doctors, nurses, and kitchen staff 

SHINNING HOPE FOR COMMUNITIES (SHOFCO)

Field Interviewer        

February-March (2014)

Nairobi

Duties 

• Data collection 
• Data entry

2011-2015:           MASENO UNIVERSITY

                               Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics with Information Technology

                              Second class honors, upper division

2006-2009:           NEMBU GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL 

                               Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education