INTERN
@ SE/HSD Department of Health Systems Development,
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Objectives of the Programme
Health system strengthening for universal health
coverage is a priority for all countries in the WHO South East Asia Region, and
this has been reinforced by the recent international endorsement of the
Sustainable Development Goals 2016-2030.
The Essential Medicines and Drugs (EDM) Unit within
the Department of Health Systems Development contributes to two flagship
priority areas of work in the South East Asia region:
1) “Universal Health Coverage(UHC) – with focus and
essential medicines and health workforce” and
2) “Building national capacity for prevention and
control of antimicrobial resistance”.
In the context of these flagship priority areas the
WHO South- East Asia Region Regional Office has identified 5 strategic priority
areas of work on:
1. Facilitating collaborative medicines procurement
to improve access to quality and affordable medicines
2. Strengthening regulatory collaboration between
countries in medical product regulation
3. Increasing national capacities to use
intellectual property and trade rules to improve access
4. Improve the use of antibiotic through sustained
focus on antimicrobial stewardship
5. Strengthen the monitoring of access to medicines
To support these strategic areas of work the main
objectives of the EDM unit are to:
• Provide technical assistance/ backstopping to the
South-East Asia Member States and WHO country offices in development and
implementation of national medicines and medical product related policies,
strategies and regulations and strengthening national pharmaceutical system to
move towards UHC with improved access to medicines and other health technologies;
• Provide support for increasing national capacity
in the above areas.
• Support the production of regional and global
public goods on access to medicines, including production of biennial regional
status report.
• Coordinate and ensure necessary linkages within
and across departments of the Regional Office and the organization to ensure
comprehensive approaches to address above agenda.
Description of Duties
Under the supervision of a technical expert in the
respective area, interns 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 the following responsibilities:
• review literature and summarize information on
monitoring availability, affordability, accessibility of essential medicines.
• undertake web research and data collection on
specific subject area to support country and regional reports
• participate in the development of tools and
guidelines aimed at promoting optimal use of antimicrobials
• assist in drafting, formatting and editing EDM
policy briefs, tool kits, guides/manuals, hand-outs, brochures and reports
• assist in organizing workshops, meetings,
conferences, events
• participate in on-going departmental projects
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Have in the last six months completed full-time
studies (Bachelor's level or equivalent) in pharmacy, medicine, health science,
public health, health economics or health policy and related studies at a
university or equivalent institution prior to commencing the assignment;
Or be enrolled in a course of study at a university
or equivalent institution leading to the formal qualification (applicants who
have already graduated may also qualify for consideration provided that apply
to the internship no later than six months after graduation).
Skills
Core competencies
• Team work
• Respecting and promoting individual and cultural
difference
• Communication
All interns should be able to demonstrate the
following skills in line with the WHO core competencies:
• Communicating effectively orally and in writing
• Showing willingness to learn from mistakes
• Producing and delivering quality results
• Working collaboratively with team members
In addition, interns 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.
Experience
Depending on the area of interest, the below
experience may be needed and/or would be an advantage.
• 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
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