Abdul-Rafiu Yussif
Tamale
Summary
Dynamic professional with a strong background in clinical nutrition and public health, honed at Lead For Ghana. Proven ability to enhance student engagement and improve outcomes through targeted interventions. Skilled in data collection and community outreach, fostering collaboration and trust among stakeholders to drive impactful health initiatives.
Overview
2
2
Languages
1
1
Certification
7
7
years of post-secondary education
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead For Ghana Associate
Lead For Ghana
Accra
10.2024 - 07.2026
- Assess students and track performance using a tracker application developed by Lead For Ghana.
- Developed targeted interventions addressing challenges in school, improving overall student outcomes.
- Plan and deliver lessons in accordance with Ghana Education standards.
- Enhanced student engagement through interactive activities, fostering a more dynamic learning environment.
- Mentor and guide learners in setting and achieving both long term and short-term academic goals.
- Work in hand with School Administration and teachers for comprehensive lesson delivery.
- Compiled monthly reports on associate and student performance, identifying challenges and proposing actionable solutions.
National service person
Food and Drugs Authority
Tamale
11.2023 - 10.2024
- Conduct Post Market surveillance in Tamale and the Environs.
- Inspected warehouses, restaurants, pharmacies, herbal centers, and sachet water production centers for compliance with food safety standards.
- Educated the public on food safety practices to promote community health awareness.
- Developed detailed reports to communicate findings and recommendations.
- Participate in palm oil sampling in the Northern Region for laboratory analyses to determine the presence of Sudan III.
- Assist in receiving clients.
- Completed product registration and license renewal processes.
- Advert monitoring.
Research Assistant
Dr. Adam Issah, Tamale Technical University.
Tamale
05.2024 - 08.2024
- Conduct data collection exercise in the witch camps.
- Interpretation and translation of questionnaires on assessing dietary intake and nutritional status of inmates in the Witchcamps.
- Conducted community entry process in witch camps, facilitating engagement and understanding of local dynamics.
- Promoted community involvement, fostering collaboration and trust among stakeholders.
- Drafted comprehensive reports to communicate findings from community projects, informing future initiatives.
- Secure accommodation for enumerators.
- Photographed events and activities as part of the documentation process.
Undergraduate Final year project
Supervised by Dr. Garti Humphrey Kwesi
Yendi
10.2022 - 10.2023
- Presented proposal details to seek approval and communicate objectives to stakeholders.
- Wrote proposal on women empowerment, feeding practices, and nutritional status of children aged 0 to 23 months to address critical community health issues.
- Conducted data analysis, identifying findings and formulating recommendations to enhance child nutrition practices.
- Coding of Questionnaire on kobo collect and data collection.
- Questionnaires development
- Literature review
Intern
St. Lucy poly clinic, Kpalsi
Tamale
09.2022 - 11.2022
- Provided dietary counselling to expectant and lactating mothers to promote healthy eating habits and maternal health.
- Administered nutritional supplements to improve health of mothers and children ( folic acid and vitamin A)
- Measured, recorded, and interpreted anthropometric data of children in child welfare clinic to monitor growth and nutritional status.
- Nutritional status assessment ( Anthropometric and dietary assessment).
- Public nutrition education
- Conducted community outreach initiatives to educate the public on nutrition.
Intern
SDA hospital Tamale
Tamale
07.2021 - 08.2021
- Provided nutritional counselling to families at welfare clinic to enhance children's dietary habits.
- Assessed nutritional status of children at welfare clinic to identify dietary needs.
- Conducted rounds in paediatric ward to monitor patient health and progress.
- Provided nutritional nutritional counselling to patients with chronic conditions.
- Administered folic acid and Vitamin A supplements.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nutritional Science
University For Development Studies
Tamale 09.2019 - 09.2026
Tamale Islamic Science Senior High School
TamaleSkills
- Clinical nutrition
- Nutritional assessment
- Individualized diet planning
- Patient nutritional counseling
- Maternal and child nutrition
- Growth monitoring
- Dietary intake assessment
- Public health nutrition
- Health education
- Community outreach
- Data collection
- Dietary intake surveys
- Research & Data Skills
- Report writing
- Communication
- Counseling
- Community engagement
- Teamwork
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
- Organizational skills
Languages
Dagbani
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Certification
- Licensed Nutritionist
- Bsc Community Nutrition
Accomplishments
- Best graduating male student, School of Allied Health sciences, 2023 with a CGPA of 4.42
References
References available upon request.
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimePart TimeContract WorkTimeline
Lead For Ghana Associate
Lead For Ghana
10.2024 - 07.2026
Research Assistant
Dr. Adam Issah, Tamale Technical University.
05.2024 - 08.2024
National service person
Food and Drugs Authority
11.2023 - 10.2024
Undergraduate Final year project
Supervised by Dr. Garti Humphrey Kwesi
10.2022 - 10.2023
Intern
St. Lucy poly clinic, Kpalsi
09.2022 - 11.2022
Intern
SDA hospital Tamale
07.2021 - 08.2021
Bachelor of Science - Nutritional Science
University For Development Studies
09.2019 - 09.2026
Tamale Islamic Science Senior High School