The West African Health Organisation (WAHO), the Health Agency of ECOWAS, and its Partners announce its Young Professional Internship Programme for 2010 – 2011, which will commence in March 2010, and hereby invite applications from citizens of member countires of ECOWAS.
Goal: The goal of the programme is to equip young professionals with knowledge, skills and experience for effective management of health problems in West Africa.
Structure: The 12month programme is divided into 6 Stages. Stages 1 and 4 will take place at the headquarters of WAHO in Burkina Faso, during which the Interns will acquire knowledge and competence in basic principles of public health, a second official language of ECOWAS, computer and new information technology as well as basic principles of management and leadership. During stages 2 and 5, the interns would be posted to host institutions in different countries in West Africa to acquire practical skills and competencies in their technical areas of interest or professional specialisation. The technical areas should respond to the health needs of the sub-region and the priority domains of WAHO.
Priority Domains for 2010 – 2011:
The applicants for the internship should have interest in one or more of the following priority technical areas:
1. HIV/AIDS
2. REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
3. CHILD SURVIVAL
4. NUTRITION
5. PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS
6. MALARIA
Benefits:
The Interns would be provided with accomodation and would receive a monthly allowance during the period. All travel costs related to the Internship would be paid for and learning materials would be provided free.
Eligibility:
All applicants must be citizens of ECOWAS member countries, must be available throughout the 12month period and should have:
1. obtained a university degree or equivalent within the past five years.
2. fluency in reading and writing of at least one official ECOWAS language (English, French, Portugese)
3. basic competence in Information and Communication Technologies
Application Procedures:
Interested candidates should send the following documents:
1. Letter of application to participate in the programme.
2. Up to date curriculum vitae.
3. Photocopy of the relevant pages of the National passport, National Identity Card or birth certificate.
4. Photocopies of Diplomas and Certificates.
5. Letter of motivation stating reasons for the chocie, relevant experiences and future career plans.
6. In addition, each candidate should send three letters of reference. Two of the referees must be persons who taught the applicant in the University or appropriate institution. For a candidate with work of experience, the third should be a professional with whom the candidate has worked. The letters of reference should be sent directly to the address below by the referees. All applications and letters of reference should be sent by post or e-mail to:
West African Health Organisation (WAHO/OOAS)
Young Professional Internship Programme
01 BP 153 Bobo-Dioulasso 01
Burkina Faso
Email: waho.ypip2010@yahoo.fr
Closing date: All applications must be received by the close of work on 15th November 2009.
Rebecca Odoi Laryea - Ghana said
I find this programme not only as a breakthrough for west Africa but the whole of the Africa continent in the health sector
January said
Rebecca, it is indeed a worthwhile experience for African youths within the continent. Hope you are participating.
amazu adaeze said
hi, ithink this program is d bomb!av been trying to apply for next year’s program but d message is not been sent.what do i do cos i dnt wnt to miss ds opportunity
January said
Adaeze, I usually advise candidates wishing to apply for this kind of programme to send their applications via physical mail i.e. through the post office or courier whichever is preferable. You must bear in mind that free email accounts such as Yahoo, Hotmail and other have limited space capacity and once it’s full due to the large number of applications these organization must have received since the advert came out. I’ll advise you conduct a google search for the organisation and try to see if they have another email account that you can send your applications to. All the very best in your chosen career.
seun said
this is a very nice programme and i am applying for it
in order to make west africa free of all these threats.
God help us all.
January said
Seun, I usually advise candidates wishing to apply for this kind of programme to send their applications via physical mail i.e. through the post office or courier whichever is preferable. You must bear in mind that free email accounts such as Yahoo, Hotmail and other have limited space capacity and once it’s full due to the large number of applications these organization must have received since the advert came out. I’ll advise you conduct a google search for the organisation and try to see if they have another email account that you can send your applications to. All the very best in your chosen career.
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stella mahama said
To whom it may concern.
My name is stella mahama, i have been trying to send my applications e-mail for the past 4days. I will sending this compline on behalf of others who faced the same problem i am doing now.
Thank you.
January said
Stella, I usually advise candidates wishing to apply for this kind of programme to send their applications via physical mail i.e. through the post office or courier whichever is preferable. You must bear in mind that free email accounts such as Yahoo, Hotmail and other have limited space capacity and once it’s full due to the large number of applications these organization must have received since the advert came out. I’ll advise you conduct a google search for the organisation and try to see if they have another email account that you can send your applications to. All the very best in your chosen career.
NKANSAH EMMANUEL said
I HAVE APPLIED FOR THE PROGRAMME.I SENT MY DOCUMENTS THROUGH THE INTERNET AND THE LETTERS OF REFERENCE THROUGH THE POST OFFICE.I DID IT EARLIER SO THE DOCUMENTS WERE SENT AND I RECEIVED IT BACK THAT THE MESSAGE IS SENT.I WANT TO KNOW WEATHER YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE DOCUMENTS AND THE LETTERS OF REFERENCE.LONG LIVE WEST AFRICA.THANK YOU.
NKANSAH EMMANUEL said
PLEASE I WANT TO KNOW IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED MY APPLICATION BECAUSE THIS PROGRAMME IS IMPORTANT FOR ME.THANK YOU.
January said
Dear Emmanuel, please note that I am not the one in charge of this programme. Netiher do I work for the organization. I came across the advert in one of the daily newspaper and decided to use my blog as a means of reaching out to youths who might not have access to newspaper. You can only pray and cross your fingers while you await a response from the organisation. I wish you all the very best in your future career aspirations.