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Dear colleagues
For those interested, I hereby share the information on how to apply for an internship in WHO, the applications for HQ in Geneva are now open until 28th of February , other offices links can be seen below
Please note that WHO has offices in 140 countries and 6 regional offices : Cairo, Copenhagen, Manila, New Delhi, Brazzaville and Washington, in case you are interested for any of those locations.
Please find below the general information and the links to apply: http://www.who.int/employment/internship/en/
Duration:
The duration of WHO internships is between six to twenty four weeks.
WHO internships are not paid and all costs of travel and accommodation are the responsibility of the intern candidate.
Requirements for internship
· You are at least twenty years of age on the date of application;
· you are enrolled in a course of study at a university or equivalent institution leading to a formal qualification (graduate or postgraduate) (applicants who have already graduated may also qualify for consideration provided that they start the internship within six months after completion of their formal qualification);
· you have completed three years of full-time studies at a university or equivalent institution prior to commencing (bachelor's level or equivalent) the assignment;
· you possess a first degree in a public health, medical or social field related to the technical work of WHO or a degree in a management-related or administrative field;
· you are not related to a WHO staff member (e.g., son/daughter, brother/sister, or mother/father);
· you are fluent at least in one of the working language of the office of assignment; and
· you have not previously participated in WHO’s Internship Programme.
Applications
· If you are interested in completing an internship at a WHO office please follow the relevant below link(s). You will find information on the application process and additional information on WHO's Internship Programme on the website of the respective office.
· WHO Regional Office for Africa (email)
· WHO Regional Office for the Americas
· WHO Regional Office for Europe
· WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
· WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia
· WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific
Some medical devices projects for HQ in 2017 include:
If you are interested to work in a regional office , please apply accordingly.
http://www.who.int/employment/internship/en/
Best regards ,
Adriana
Adriana Velazquez Berumen, MSc.
Senior Advisor on Medical Devices. Innovation, Access and Use unit.
Essential Medicines and Health Products Department. Health Systems and Innovation Cluster.
WHO, 20 Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, OfficeM521, Switzerland. Tel +41 22 791 1239
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