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WHO Internship Programme

For future leaders in public health

A competent and dynamic health workforce at the heart of each health system is essential to advance global health goals. Countries need a pool of health professionals trained and exposed to the systems and processes in the health sector and who understand how stakeholders interact within the international health arena.

WHO, as the leader in global public health issues, is committed to building a diverse pool of future leaders in public health. WHO's Internship Programme offers a wide range of opportunities for students and recent graduates to gain insight into the technical and administrative programmes of WHO and enrich their knowledge and experience in various areas, thereby contributing to the advancement of public health.

Canada wildfires: What to do when the air quality is bad outside

Al Jazeera

They set sail with dreams and met disaster: Stories from the ill-fated migrant ship

NPR

Child health: More focus needed on earliest years, urges WHO

UN NEWS  

Global Vaccine Alliance to deploy six-in-one vaccine to lower-income countries, establish innovative mechanisms to protect against future epidemic threats

GAVI

A CALL FOR CHANGE TO ACHIEVE WOMEN’S FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS IN IRAN 

Recent protests in Iran erupted following the death of Mahsa Amini who died after being arrested by Iran’s “morality police,” known formally as the Islamic Guidance Patrol (Gasht-e Ershad), for breach of the country’s mandatory dress code (Mcgrath, 2022).  Across Iran, crowds of women, children and men have since marched through the streets demanding a fundamental change to these and other restrictive state rules and human rights injustices.  

July 2023 Highlights

World Hepatitis Day July 28  

Student Opportunities and Fellowships

Internship Opportunity: Infectious Disease Screenings for the Public

Learn more here. 

Internship Opportunity Nutrition and Physical Science Research:US Department of Defense

Apply here. 

Internship Opportunity: United Against Inequities in Disease

Learn more here.

Internship — Diarrhea Burden in Older Adults in Africa study: Department of International Health, BSPH

Learn more here. 

Fogarty African Bioethics Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics , Makerere University College of Health Sciences, and University of Oxford Ethox Centre

Learn more here. Deadline: June 30

Summer Fellowship: The Taimaka Project, Nigeria

Learn more here. 

Postdoctoral Fellowship — Global HIV Implementation Science Research Training Fellowship: Columbia University

Apply here. 

Postdoctoral Research Fellow: Immigration Policy Lab, Stanford University

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2024 Yale New Haven Health System Administrative Fellowship

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Research Fellow -Gender and Sanitation: Department of Disease Control, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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Global Oral Health Capstone/Practicum/Field Experience Opportunity in Ecuador: Novulis & Solidarity Dental 

Learn more here.

Absenteeism in healthcare: poor practice or corruption?

Sponsors: Transparency International Global Health

Date: July 12 Time: 11:00 - 12:00 EDT

Register: here

Women Deliver 2023 Conference (Kigali, Rwanda and Virtual)

Date: July 16 - 20

Register: here

Growing Opportunities: The role for Private Sector Capital in the funding of Global Health Solutions

Sponsors: Baraka Impact Finance

Date: July 20

Register: here

Web-Talks in OncoGeriatrics: Sarcopenia in the older adult with cancer

Sponsors: International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG)
Date: July 25 Time: 7pm CET

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2023 National Maternal Health Innovation Symposium

Date: August 2-3, 2023

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Building a Career in Global Health Conference

Sponsors: University of California San Francisco

Date: Friday, August 18, 20239:00 AM 
Sunday, August 20, 20235:00 PM

Register: here

‘It was an accident’: the scientists who have turned humid air into renewable power

‘It’s like a death pit’: how Ghana became fast fashion’s dumping ground

Global Resources

• PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for Nursing Knowledge, Information Management & Sharing

Travel Registry

• JHU International Travel Registry

Health

• CDC Travelers' Health

• WHO International Travel and Health Vaccines

• CDC Travel Health Notices

Health Insurance

• Johns Hopkins University Student Health Benefit Plan (SHBP)

Safety

• International SOS

• Johns Hopkins University ISOS card

This edition of the Center for Global Initiatives' Weekly Update was compiled by CGI Newsletter & Content Editor and MSN Candidate Mashuda Aly.