Lillian Sapiri

Experience

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  Moroto Regional Referral Hospital

  Dec 2020 - Feb 2021

  Nutrition Intern

  • Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) among Children and elder clients in the hospital.• Preparation and dispensing therapeutic feeds such as F-75, F-100, and Ready -to-use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) to all clients diagnosed with SAM.• Conducted nutritional assessments and provided personalized nutrition counselling to clients• Contributed to the development of educational materials for the organization's nutrition outreaches.• Conducted nutrition assessments on patients admitted to the hospital. This included collecting data on dietary intake, anthropometric measurements, and medical history.• Collaborated with other departments such as the kitchen, pediatrics, surgery, TB and HIV wards to ensure that patients received optimal nutrition care. Show less

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  Soroti Regional Referral Hospital

  Apr 2022 - Jun 2022

  Nutritionist

  • Provided nutritional care to patients both with under or over nutrition. Conducted nutrition assessments, develop personalized meal plans for patients with various health conditions, and monitored their progress.• Counselled patients and their families on how to properly feed and care for their loved ones, especially those who were malnourished or had other health conditions that required specific dietary requirements.• Developed educational materials and conducting nutrition education sessions for hospital staff, clients and community members.• Collaborated with other healthcare professionals to ensure that patients received holistic care that addressed both their medical and nutritional needs• Developed personalized meal plans for patients with various health conditions, such as malnutrition, diabetes, HIV/AIDs and hypertension.• Collaborated with healthcare professionals: I worked closely with other healthcare professionals, such as doctors, nurses, and social workers, to ensure that patients received holistic care that addressed both their medical and nutritional needs. Show less

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  The Hunger Project-Uganda

  Feb 2023 - now

  • Project Manager - Food Security and Nutrition (The Global Alliance for Sustainable Nutrition)

    Apr 2023 - now

  • Nutritionist

    Feb 2023 - Apr 2023