World Health Organisation (WHO) 2020-2021 Internship Programme

Published: 10 Jan 2020

The World Health Organization (WHO) as the leader in global public health issues is committed to building future leaders in public health.

Participants include both students and young professionals from different cultural, academic, as well as geographic backgrounds with a common interest: a motivation to pursue a career in supporting public health. Interns/volunteers come from the region of the Africa, and Asia. WHO had interns from Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Saudi Arabia, Romania, Turkey, Japan, Jamaica to name a few. They are from various academic backgrounds, from international politics, political sciences, computer sciences, marketing finances, biology, journalism and public health, to political communications and video editing.

WHO Internship Programme

Benefits of WHO Internship Programme

1. WHO’s Internship Programme offers a wide range of opportunities for students to gain insight in the technical and administrative programmes of WHO.
2. As of January 2020, WHO provides stipends to students who need support. After selection, the interns will fill a disclosure form to indicate if they already have support (grant / scholarships, etc.). Based on this disclosure form, WHO will provide stipends up to a specific amount per duty station. The amount will be indicated for each position the students apply to.
3. WHO provides to all interns a medical and accident insurance. All costs of travel and accommodation are the responsibility of the intern candidate.

Requirements for WHO Internship Programme

1. You are at least twenty years of age on the date of application;
2. 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);
3. 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;
4. 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;
5. You are not related to a WHO staff member (e.g., son/daughter, brother/sister, or mother/father);
6. You are fluent at least in one of the working language of the office of assignment; and
7. You have not previously participated in WHO’s Internship Programme.

Application Deadline

How to Apply