Sumaya Mustafa Altayeb

• To assist the program Manager in Planning Program Activities and M&E in close collaboration with Red Sea State Ministry of Health (MOH) and Local Health Authorities (LHA).
• Provide technical assistance and support LHA and MoH relevant departments for Primary Health Care (PHC) services implementation at facility and community level.
• Provide technical assistance and support LHA and Nutrition department in organizing a quality dietetics services implementation at facility and community level.
• Support the Academy of Health Sciences and the Continuous Performance Development Center to deliver a quality training packages for the PHC staff.
• Support in planning, implementation, supervision and monitoring of the nutrition surveys (S3M, MUAC).
• Provide technical assistance to Medical Supply Fund (MSF) and LHA in drugs management and rational use of medicines.
• Provide technical assistance to LHA and MoH in organizing Reproductive Health and EmOC services.
• Provide technical assistance to LHA and MoH in Health Information System and data management.
• Provide support to LHA for National Health Insurance coverage expansion and full integration in services at facility and community level.
• Provide support to Health Education and Promotion activities at facility and community level.
• Represent Italian Cooperation and Program Manager whenever deemed necessary in official meetings, seminars and any other occasion requested.
• Prepare progress and activities reports.

September 2012 - March 2015
Health Program Coordinator (a project funded and supported by the Spanish Red Cross (SpRC), and the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development (AECID) and implemented by the Sudanese Red Crescent, SRC) Port Sudan, SUDAN.
Responsibilities: • Management and implementation of the Health program.
• Ensures the achievement of the program objectives through indicators monitoring and regular follow up.
• Project resources mobilization (Manage project finances, logistics, equipments and materials)
• Management of the Sudanese Red Crescent health centers and ensures the delivery of a good quality health services.
• Coordinate with the state Ministry of Health and the Primary Health Care Services Department to ensure proper planning and delivering of health services in the target areas.
• Participate in technical and sectoral meetings to ensure visibility amongst local authorities and other INGO.
• Provide technical advice to the Sudanese Red Crescent branch for rehabilitation of two health centers according to the Ministry of Health standards.
• Coordinate with the Ministry of Health to ensure adequate supply of drugs and medical equipment to the centers.
• Coordinate regular trainings for the staff in the health centers and the program volunteers.
• Develop a staff management strategy through preparing contracts and TORs for the staff in the health centers.
• Ensure proper delivery of health education services on Public health, WATSAN, Hygiene promotion, nutrition, reproductive health, STDs and AIDS.
• Coordinate with the state Ministry of Health to develop Information, Educational and Communication materials to be used by the project volunteers for the health education activities.
• Design and produce educational materials in the field of antenatal care, child health, personal hygiene, WATSAN, nutrition and HIV/ AIDS.
• To mobilize the Sudanese Red Crescent volunteers through regular meetings and training workshops.
• Develop a health committee for each center and organize regular meetings.
• Organize the project documentation (contracts, correspondences, reports, photos) and provide inventory list by the end of the project.
• Organization of Open Health Days during which the Sudanese Red Crescent offers free Health services and free drugs distribution for the target beneficiaries.
• Build partnerships with other health and development players in the state.

January 2010 to December 2010
Dietitian (Ibn- Khaldoon Specialized Hospital) Khartoum, SUDAN.
Responsibilities: • Educating and advising patients on the practical ways in which they can improve their health by adopting healthier eating habits.
• Calculating patients' nutritional requirements using standard equations based on assessments of blood chemistry, temperature, stress, mobility and other relevant factors.
• Delivering educational sessions to patients during their accommodation in the hospital.
• Advising hospital catering departments about the specific dietary requirements of patients.
• Educating other healthcare professionals in the hospital about food and nutrition issues.
• Writing reports and case notes and maintaining accurate records.

November 2005 to August 2007
National Food Security and Livelihoods Officer (Oxfam GB) Port Sudan, SUDAN.
Responsibilities: • Lead, manage and provide technical input to the community Situation Indicators (Early Warning for Food Security) team.
• Represent Oxfam GB in state level coordination activities relating to food security, livelihoods and nutrition issues in the Red Sea State and build relationships with other food security and livelihood actors at local and national levels to contribute to and keep up to date with current analysis and programming.
• Capacity building of Oxfam GB staff in Food Security, nutrition and livelihoods.
• Participate in planning and programming of wider emergency, development and recovery programs with other GOs and NGOs when required.
• Budget management.
• Ensure that the food security, nutrition and livelihoods information is collected from the field, entered into the system and processed.
• Prepare and disseminate quarterly food security and livelihoods bulletins as well as market
• Give the technical advice needed to come up with a two years transition plan to re-allocate the Early Warning system in a governmental body.
• Support the assigned consultant by providing technical input required to conduct a survey for Evaluation of Nutrition and Food Security situation in rural areas in the Red Sea State, SUDAN.
• Ensure proper national and international representation of Oxfam GB.
• Writing quarter food security bulletin and monthly market reports.
• Monthly report writing.

August 2004 to October 2005
Nutritionist with the Early Warning System (EWS), (Oxfam GB) Port Sudan, SUDAN.
Responsibilities: • Coordinate with the State Ministry of Health (MOH) and other related GOs and NGOs to ensure proper planning and implementation for the nutrition survey, development and recovery programs according to agreed methodology and deadlines.
• To use Oxfam Sustainable Livelihoods Approach to support and encourage rural beneficiaries to maximize their existing strengths and develop new skills.
• Provide technical advice to the EWS for designing questionnaires to collect data about nutrition, food security and livelihood situation of beneficiaries.
• Participate with the Early Warning System team in data collection from the field, data entry, analysis and reporting on the Health, food security and livelihoods situation in the Red Sea State, including food security assessments and nutrition surveys and surveillances.
• Participate with Oxfam GB in conducting Livelihoods and Markets Analysis Survey in Red Sea State.
• Monthly report writing.
Skills and Competences
• Communicating in a credible and effective way.
• Ensuring the effective use of resources.
• Effective team work player.
• Excellent organizational and strong problem solving skills.
• Excellent communication and report writing skills.
• Proven ability to identify and manage priorities and responsibilities in a timely manner.
• Ability to conduct independent research and analysis, identify issues and recommend appropriate solutions.
• Proficient in MS Office.


International and National Workshops, Conferences and meetings attended
1- Emergency Food Security and Livelihoods (EFSL) workshop, which was held from the 6th __11th March 2006 in Oxford, UK.
2- Humanitarian Investment Plan (HIP) workshop, held from the 17th _18th March 2006 in Oxford UK.
3- Integrated Food Security and Humanitarian Phase Classification (IPC) workshop, held from the 14th __16th December 2006 in Khartoum, SUDAN.
4- Safety Motherhood day, 15-16 April 2013, Port Sudan, SUDAN.