Duties and Responsibilities

• Implementing nutrition programs
• Providing nutrition services
• Conducting Nutrition assessments
• Collecting and compiling nutrition data
• Providing nutrition health education and demonstrations
• Counselling of patients with specific nutritional needs
• Monitoring preparations of therapeutic feeds
• Implementing outpatients and inpatients supplementary and therapeutic feeding programs
• Promoting maternal, infant and young children feeding programs
• Providing micronutrient supplementation

Requirements for appointment

• Diploma in Community Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition or Nutrition and Dietetics from a recognized institution
• Certificate in Computer Application Skills from a recognized institution
• Registration by the Council of institute of Nutritionists and Dieticians