Deadline: 21 August (24:00 CEST)
Objectives of the programme
The objectives of the Medicines and Health Products Policies and Standards (HPS) Department are to support Member States in improving access to safe, effective, quality-assured, and affordable medicines and health products (including medical devices, diagnostics and assistive technology) and promote their rational use in line with the WHO Road map for Access to safe, effective and quality-assured health products and technologies 2025-2030 (WHO Access Road map). In alignment with WHO’s General Programme of Work and the goal of achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC), the programme engages a broad range of stakeholders, including UN agencies, international partners, expert networks, and WHO Collaborating Centres, to enhance policy coherence and foster coordinated action at the global, regional, and country levels. The immediate strategic objective is to develop and implement policies and standards that enhance access to essential medicines and health products, thereby improving public health outcomes.T
he Medical devices and assistive technology team manages a large portfolio of work which includes: development and uptake of normative guidance including WHO lists of essential diagnostics, medical devices and assistive products, data collection tools, and resources for capacity building; guidance and catalogues to support procurement of quality-assured, affordable medical devices, diagnostics and assistive products; and technical assistance to WHO regional and country offices and Ministries of Health to strengthen access to health products within national systems.
Description of duties
Terms of reference
Under the supervision of a technical expert in the respective area, the intern is assigned the agreed terms of reference:
- contribute to the WHO Learning on TAP multi-year, multi-country research study by supporting qualitative and quantitative data analysis, drawing out key findings, and helping to prepare clear research summaries and reports;
- help to strengthen the visibility and use of country data by supporting the preparation, review and uploading of assistive technology data collected by Member States using the WHO Assistive technology data toolkit to the Global Health Observatory database;
- assist in developing country case studies that illustrate how WHO assistive technology guidance is supporting strengthening of national systems and improving access in different national contexts;
- support the dissemination of WHO’s work on assistive technology by contributing to webinars, communication messages, news items, information notes and other knowledge sharing products;
- help keep WHO’s assistive technology web content accurate, accessible and up to date, including by drafting and adapting material for the WHO website and other digital platforms;
- contribute to other ongoing team projects across research, data, communications and country-support activities, as required.