[EQ] WHO Call for expressions of interest from academic institutions interested in running a Masters degree

Call for expressions of interest from academic institutions interested in running a Masters degree
with a focus on Health Workforce Development

Web site at http://www.who.int/hrh/call_master_degree/en/index.html

PDF file at http://www.who.int/hrh/cal_for_expressions_of_interest.pdf

The World Health Organization (WHO), supported by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), is calling for expressions of interest from academic institutions who would be interested in running a competency-based postgraduate degree with a focus on health workforce development.

Interested institutions must:

·         be based in the WHO African Region or be part of a consortium of institutions with a strong African presence;

·         have the capacity to offer the tuition in English, French and, ideally, Portuguese; and/or otherwise be prepared to work in partnership with another academic institution that can offer the tuition in the other language(s);

·         aim to maximize the number of students;

·         be able to ensure the sustainability and expansion of the educational program over the next 5 years;

·         be able to establish an inter-country network of personnel, who are trained in health workforce management and capable of acting as local academic mentors;

·         have the capacity to launch the programme within a maximum of 10 months from receiving the award.

·         be registered with national authorities as an educational establishment and able to award a Masters degree.

Applications and queries should be submitted as e-mail attachments to Alena Petrakova by 2 May 2008 at the latest.

Alena PETRAKOVA, MD, PhD - Technical Officer, Health Workforce Education and Production
Human Resources for Health, Health Systems and Services
World Health Organization
Avenue Appia 20, CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland - Phone: +41 22 791 23 20 Fax:     +41 22 791 47 47 E-mail: petrakovaa@who.int

 

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