Dr. Sehrish

Health Nutritionist

HealthCare.gov • Full time

Aug 2022 - Present • 3 yrs 9 mos

·Led a Maternal and Child Nutrition project in an LMIC setting, addressing social and environmental determinants of health, benefiting over 4,000 patients and contributing to SDGs 3, 5 and 10. ·Collaborated with gynecologists, government hospitals, departmental health centers and educational institutes, strengthening local health system capacity. ·Pioneered awareness sessions on reproductive health at colleges of Jhelum with childhood nutrition lectures at school, guiding over 800 students and initiated free community nutritional camps in line with health promotion strategies for non-communicable diseases. ·Applied quantitative evaluation methods (biochemical tests, anthropometry and structured interviews), achieving 85% improvement in signs and symptoms, improving breastfeeding, complementary feeding, and nutritional indicators. ·Designed a questionnaire to track the frequency and prevalence of nutritional diseases in marginalized communities, informing future interventions.

NUTRITION VOLUNTEER – WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME- BENAZIR NASHONUMA PROGRAM (WFP-BISP)

World Food Programme

Apr 2024 - Jun 2024 • 2 mos

·Facilitated WFP-BISP's breastfeeding and malnutrition awareness sessions for pregnant/lactating women and children under the age of two at Jhelum DHQ by leveraging networks of the Population Welfare Department.

ASSISTANT DIETITIAN INTERN- DR. FAISAL MASOOD TEACHING HOSPITAL SARGODHA

Hospital Records

Dec 2017 - Nov 2020 • 2 yrs 11 mos

·Collected anthropometric, biochemical, clinical and dietary data to address neglect of nutrition in patient care. ·Compiled and shared case studies with doctors, encouraging 30% of doctors to adopt nutritional guidance in treatment plans.