Loide Namauta
Ngoma,Zambezi Region
Summary
Ambitious and self-driven graduate/employee with over 5 years of experience in environmental health inspection and regulatory compliance. Strong interpersonal, communication, team-building, and action- oriented skills. Experienced in conducting inspections, investigating complaints, and ensuring health standards. Skilled in sampling, and infectious disease investigation. Adaptable, flexible, and committed to making a meaningful impact in environmental health.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Environmental Health Practitioner
Ministry of Health and Social Services
Ngoma, Katima Mulilo
06.2020 - Current
- Passengers screening, monitoring, quarantine, surveillance, and special cargo (human remains) screening.
- Maintain registers for passengers under surveillance, and special cargo.
- Investigate disease outbreaks among travelers and apply the required surveillance or quarantine measures in order to reduce the spread of disease.
- Monitoring of food quality imports and exports; food and surface sampling; monitoring of temperatures of food conveyance; and carrying out hygiene audits.
- Inspect and clear conveyances in accordance with IHR 2005 and public health laws.
- Coordinating with key stakeholders on issues concerning health, and on Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) activities at ports of entry.
- Provide health education on diseases, food imports and exports, hazardous substances, and articles.
- Enforce public health and any other relevant laws and regulations.
- Plan for weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual Border Health activities; compile incidental or inspection, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for the department, and share them with the immediate supervisor.
Environmental Health Practitioner Intern
Omaruru Municipality
Omaruru
08.2019 - 11.2019
- Provided support to the Environmental Health Inspector in both office and field tasks.
- Conducted visits to business premises to assess cleanliness and health standards: and Investigated complaints and wrote reports on findings.
- Completed additional responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.
Meat Inspector Intern
Farmers Meat Market Abattoir
Mariental
10.2018 - 11.2018
- Conducted thorough meat inspections in order to determine if the animals slaughtered and the meat are free from diseases and conditions that may pose a risk to public health.
Environmental Health Practitioner Intern
Ministry of Health and Social Services
Keetmanshoop
07.2018 - 09.2018
- Provided comprehensive support to the Environmental Health Practitioner, gaining valuable practical exposure.
- Successfully completed any tasks, such as inspections of business premises, food and water sampling, health education, and report writing, assigned by the supervisor.
Education
Occupational Health And Safety Officer Certificate - Occupational Health And Safety
OSH-MED International
Windhoek, Namibia10-2024
Bachelor Degree in Environmental Health Sciences - Environmental Health Sciences
Namibia University of Science And Technology
Windhoek, Namibia04-2020
Grade 12 NSSC -
Hage Geingob High School
Windhoek, Namibia11-2015
Skills
- Regulatory compliance
- Leadership
- Communication
- Quality Control and Analysis
- Problem solving
- Flexibility and adaptability
Languages
Oshiwambo
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Environmental Health Practitioner
Ministry of Health and Social Services
06.2020 - Current
Environmental Health Practitioner Intern
Omaruru Municipality
08.2019 - 11.2019
Meat Inspector Intern
Farmers Meat Market Abattoir
10.2018 - 11.2018
Environmental Health Practitioner Intern
Ministry of Health and Social Services
07.2018 - 09.2018
Occupational Health And Safety Officer Certificate - Occupational Health And Safety
OSH-MED International
Bachelor Degree in Environmental Health Sciences - Environmental Health Sciences
Namibia University of Science And Technology
Grade 12 NSSC -
Hage Geingob High School
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