Rachael Menezes

Rachael Menezes is a Senior Nutritionist working across ENN's portfolio with a current focus on Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE) and Management of small & nutritionally At-risk Infants under six months & their Mothers (MAMI). Rachael obtained her MSc in Nutrition for Global Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and her previous work with ENN also included supporting the Maternal Nutrition, Adolescent Nutrition and Youth Engagement projects. 

Rachael's past experience includes co-ordinating the Public Health England funded Change4Life intervention, aimed at improving health outcomes of pregnant women and children under 5 years old across the most vulnerable London boroughs. This work is mainly concerning low-income families and refugees, implementing evidence-based resources to optimise maternal nutrition and facilitate expectant parents' understanding of nutrition requirements throughout pregnancy. Prior to this, Rachael has worked with drug and sex trafficking victims in nutritional rehabilitation clinics in Portugal and led community nutrition projects with the homeless, families and young children in Bournemouth. Most recently, she has spent time in the Atlas mountains region of Morocco, supporting with earthquake relief (following the September 2023 earthquake) and implementation of nutrition-specific and livelihoods programmes in affected villages.