World Health Orgranisation (WHO) 2025 Epidemiology Fellowship Programme
The Epidemiology Fellowship Programme in the EMR (Epi Fellows), is designed to build the capacity of young epidemiologists from low- and middle-income countries in the region under the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network Strategy. Fellows will be assigned to the WHO country offices in their home countries for a six-month period. The initiative is jointly being implemented by WHO Health Emergencies Programme (WHE) and WHO UHC/Health Systems (UHS) at WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean.
The fellowship aims to enhance their skills, knowledge, and understanding of national, regional, and global outbreak management by engaging them in WHO technical programs.
The programme has the following objectives:
- Provide a framework for young epidemiologists from low- and middle-income countries in the EMR, designed to enhance their educational experience through practical, hands-on assignments involving health sector including Ministry of Health and National Public health Institutes or Centers for Disease Control.
- To provide young professionals with direct exposure to the work of WHO, an opportunity to acquire practical experience in WHO, by working under the direct supervision of experienced WHO staff.
Duties
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Under the supervision of a technical expert in the respective area, fellows are assigned a project based on agreed terms of references and in line with their skills set. These terms of references typically include some or all of the following responsibilities:
- Review literature and conduct literature surveys.
- Undertake web research and data collection and analysis on specific subject area.
- Organize and analyze data.
- Participate in the development of tools and guidance documents.
- Assist in drafting, formatting and editing policy briefs, tool kits, guides/manuals, hand-outs, brochures and reports.
- Assist in organizing workshops, meetings, conferences, events.
- Participate in on-going departmental projects.
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Program Summary
| Category | Fellowships |
| Eligibility | Graduates in Selected Countries |
| Disciplines | Health and Medicine |
| Deadline | December 5, 2024 |
| Duration | 6 months |
| Tests | IELTS, TOEFL, Others |
| Requirements | Cover Letter, CV / Resume, Transcript, Recommendation Letter, Others |
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Eligibility Criteria for WHO 2025 Epidemiology Fellowship Programme
- Only applicants from nationals of the following member states of the Eastern Mediterranean Region will be considered: Afghanistan, Djibouti Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Somalia, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen, Sudan.
- Candidates below 35 years old are eligible for the programme.
- Applicant should have a postgraduate degree in an area of study relevance to public health, outbreak management and epidemiology.
- Fluency in English (reading, writing and speaking).
- Knowledge of French or Arabic is an asset.
- Depending on the area of interest, 2 years of the below experience is required:
- Experience in research and/or in drafting reports
- Experience in the subject area through academic work or research
- Field and/or developing country experience
- Experience with data analysis, statistical packages and interest in the design of graphical display and analysis of health information in an international comparative perspective, such as for health system performance assessment.
- More specific experience such as specialized computer programmes.
- In addition, fellows need to be familiar with commonly used computer programmes, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Knowledge of specialized computer programmes, for example, statistical software such as XLStat may be an advantage
Benefits
- Entitlements include monthly fellowship stipend and official travel to duty station.
How to Apply
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Deadline: December 5, 2024
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