WHO/AFRO Fellowship Program on Public Health Emergencies in Africa (Fully Funded)

WHO/AFRO Fellowship Program on Public Health Emergencies in Africa (Fully Funded)

Applications are invited for the WHO/AFRO Fellowship Program 2023. Interested and eligible candidates should submit their application forms online via the application portal mentioned below before the stipulated deadline.

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About WHO/Afro Fellowship Program

The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) invites interested and eligible candidates to submit applications for a fellowship program on improving the management of public health emergencies in Africa under the COVID-19 Incident Management Support Team (IMST).

Through a three-month fellowship program, WHO AFRO seeks to support 15 aspirational Master’s degree students, Ph.D. fellows, and emergency public health managers and leaders (Fellows) in Africa in acquiring advanced skills and competencies for strategizing, managing, and leading health programs that will positively transform future public health emergency response on the continent.

The fellowship program seeks to bridge the emergency public health management and research-to-policy gaps and produce well-equipped, versatile managers and leaders as required by the WHO Emergency Response Framework and the International Health Regulations (2005) for emergency response. Additionally, it seeks to navigate the complex environment of public health practice to achieve and maintain a positive impact on health, politics, negotiation, partnerships, and health diplomacy.

The fellowship will adopt a hybrid approach, combining face-to-face engagements with technology-based activities in line with WHO’s Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) flagship program, which aims to reinforce and scale up the quality and scope of public health emergency management in Africa over the next five years.

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Fellowship Details

A total of 15 fellowships will be awarded to:

• Five Master’s degree students;
• Five Ph.D. students;
• Five mid- and senior-level public health experts.

Eligibility Criteria

To qualify, candidates must meet the following criteria:

• Be citizens of any WHO Member State working on COVID-19, with priority given to citizens of Member States of the WHO African Region.
• Be registered in a Master’s degree program (Master’s Fellows).
• Be registered in a Ph.D. program (Ph.D./DPhil Fellows).
• Be a full-time employee (in the public/private sector or academia) with a Master’s degree or public health qualification or Ph.D. (mid- or senior-level career Fellows).
• Have professional experience in public health (One Health, medicine, health financing, health economics, health policy, animal health, social sciences, and environmental health).
• Possess relevant experience that has contributed to the advancement of public health emergency management in Africa.
• Demonstrate potential for effective public health management that can positively impact the health outcomes of populations.

Benefits of the WHO/AFRO Fellowship Program 

• WHO AFRO will provide financial support to the fellows to cover tuition and research fees.

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How to apply

Candidates must present the following requirements;

• A recent Curriculum Vitae
• Confirmation of registration in an academic institution (for Master’s degree and Ph.D. fellows)
• Letter of employment (mid- and senior-level experts)
• A 500-word motivation statement for the Master’s degree students outlining their objectives and plan for the fellowship.
• A 2000 – 3000-word proposal for all applicants (Master’s, Ph.D. students, and mid-/senior-level experts) outlining the proposed project with the following section:
  • Introduction of the subject of research
  • Relevance and pertinence of the subject
  • Brief literature review on the subject
  • Objectives
  • Research plan and activities
  • Potential use of the outcomes of the research
  • Conclusion

Interested and eligible candidates should submit their application forms online via the application portal here [email protected] before the deadline

Application Deadline 

The deadline to submit your application is 13 November 2022.

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