WHO Internship programme : Applications are invited

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The World Health Organization (WHO) as the leader in global public health issues is committed to building future leaders in public health. WHO's Internship Programme offers a wide range of opportunities for students to gain insight in the technical and administrative programmes of WHO.

Unfortunately, WHO internships are not paid and all costs of travel and accommodation are the responsibility of the intern or the sponsoring institution.

Who are we looking for? 

• You are enrolled in a degree programme in a graduate school (second university degree or higher) both at the time of application and during the internship.
• You have completed at least three years of full-time studies at a university or equivalent institution towards the completion of a degree.
• You are at least 20 years old.
• 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.
• Fluent in the working language of the office of assignment.

How can I apply?

To apply, you must submit a completed WHO Personal History Form (PHF) [MS Word 294] along with a duly signed Cover Letter.
The Cover Letter should express your motivation for applying for a WHO Internship (maximum length - three paragraphs), WHO work area of interest and dates of availability.

WHO Personal History Form (PHF)

Applications should be sent to:

Personnel-Recruitment Unit

World Health Organization

Regional Office for South-East Asia

World Health House

Indraprastha Estate

New Delhi-110002, India

Telephone: 011-23370804

Email: perrec@searo.who.int

Conditions of WHO internships : The duration of WHO internships is between a minimum of 6 weeks to a maximum of 12 weeks. Exceptionally, internships may be extended up to 24 weeks to respond to special academic requirements or particular needs of the receiving programme.

• WHO internships are not paid. Travel costs, travel arrangements (including visas), and living accommodations are the responsibility of the intern or their sponsoring institution.
• Persons related to a WHO staff member, i.e., son/daughter, brother/sister are not eligible for an internship.
• WHO Interns must have adequate medical insurance coverage during the entire period of the internships.
• Interns may participate only once in the WHO Internship Programme.
• Interns do not have the status of WHO staff members and shall not represent the Organization in any official capacity.
• WHO Interns are not eligible for appointment to any position within WHO for a period of three months following the end of their internship. Any employment with WHO at that point in time shall be subject to established recruitment and selection procedures.

Detailed policy regarding interns

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perrec@searo.who.int

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Applications open for Senior Research Fellowships and Research Associates - 2015 : CSIR

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Overseas Doctoral Fellowship to Indian Students

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Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), a statutory body under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India has recently approved the launch of SERB Overseas Doctoral Fellowship. 

• Under this programme SERB provides fellowship to Indian students graduating from Indian universities/ institutes to pursue Ph.D. in areas of science, technology, engineering and medicine in academic institutions of international repute abroad.
• The Programme aims to build national capacity where the talent supply of researchers in areas of interest to the country is sub-critical.
• The applicant should be an Indian and have completed eligible degree in India (Bachelor/Post graduate) in Science or Engineering (including Medicine, Pharma, Agriculture and related S&T areas) not earlier than preceding two years.
• The applicant should have got admission into doctoral research program in *specified areas in overseas top ranking universities. The fellowship amount will be US $24,000 per annum.
• The fellowship will be offered for a period of 4 years. In exceptional cases, the fellowship can be extended for one more year.
• In addition, one time Contingency/Preparatory allowance of Rs. 60,000/- and return Airfare (Economy) will be given to every fellow.
• SERB is in a process of initiating dialogue with top ranking overseas Universities to explore long term partnerships to build quality human capacity. 

SERB has entered Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the following Universities:

SERB has been negotiating with more top ranking Universities. Students who secured admission in other top ranking Universities across the globe can also apply for these fellowships. They should send the applications directly to SERB along with a copy of admission offer letter from the overseas institution and their bio-data. In this case, selected fellows will be provided a fellowship of US $24,000 per annum and one time Contingency/Preparatory allowance of Rs. 60,000/- and return Airfare (Economy). The selected candidate is required to execute a bond on a non-judicial stamp paper of Rs.100/- before a notary-public/Oath of Commissioner as per specimen bond of SERB. The candidates are required to return to India after completion of their Ph.D. However, permission for staying for another four years after completion of the Ph.D course may be considered, for the reasons to be recorded in writing without any financial support of any kind whatsoever from SERB. 

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For details, please contact: 

Praveenkumar S Programme Officer, 

Overseas Doctoral & Postdoctoral Fellowship Science and Engineering Research Board 5 & 5A, 

Lower Ground Floor Vasant Square Mall Sector-B, 

Pocket-5 Vasant Kunj New Delhi-110070 

praveen@nic.in 

Phone: (011) 2659 0353 / 0324 (011) 4000 0345; 

Tele.Fax No. (011) 2696 3695

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68th World Health Assembly : A Debut free access for all

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India assumes Presidency again, after 19 years - Pride for India if  the assumption comes true...

Today, I would like to discuss about World Health Assembly, its objectives, its impact on member states and its influence on developing countries. 

What is World Health Assembly??

World Health Organization (WHO) is the only International Organization with universal political legitimacy on global health issues. World Health Assembly is the supreme decision-making body that determines the policies of WHO with delegations from 194 Member States and with an Executive board of 34 technically qualified professionals of highest level of health to approve the proposed budget. The 1st Assembly was held in 1948 and the 68th session of the World Health Assembly takes place in Geneva, Switzerland from 18th May - 26th May 2015. Currently there are over 700 WHO collaborating centres in over 80 Member States working with WHO in different areas like nursing, occupational health, communicable diseases, nutrition, mental health, chronic diseases and health technologies.

Objectives of World Health Assembly??

Reforms will be made in every assembly for effective health promotion to achieve these common objectives: (Mentioned in simple and precise  manner for easy understanding to students)

1. To establish an effective collaboration with the United Nations, specialized agencies, governmental health administrations and professional groups.
2. Strengthens health services all over the world by assisting respective Governments.
3. Furnishes technical assistance and, in emergencies, necessary aid upon the request or acceptance of Governments.
4. Establishes and maintains administrative and technical services like epidemiological and statistical data.
5. Promotes maternal and child health and welfare and to foster the ability to live harmoniously in a changing total environment.
6. Promotes the prevention of accidental injuries.
7. Stimulates advance work to eradicate epidemic, endemic and other diseases.
8. Promotes the improvement of nutrition, housing, sanitation, recreation, economic or working conditions and other aspects of environmental hygiene.
9. Promotes co-operation among scientific and professional groups which contribute to the advancement of health.
10. Provides information, counsel and assistance in the field of health.
11. Assists in developing an informed public opinion among all peoples on matters of health.
12. Establishes and revise international nomenclatures of diseases, of causes of death and of public health practices.
13. Standardized diagnostic procedures as necessary.
14. Develops, establishes and promote international standards with respect to food, biological, pharmaceutical and similar products.

Benefit to India:

According to the reports of WHO, India shows a 100% collaboration with the World Health Organization and 68th World Health Assembly lead by India at Geneva from May 18-27, 2015. India assumes the Presidency in 68th World Health Assembly after 19 years. This event is expected to deliberate on the plan of action on innovation and intellectual property and other key issues of global interest including antimicrobial resistance, air pollution and health, global health emergency. This collaboration will set up working relations and standards in areas like:

1. Food safety
2. Nutrition
3. Nursing and Midwifery
4. Communicable diseases
5. Traditional medicine
6. International Classification 
7. Tobacco control
8. Radiation
9. Health promotion
10. Occupational Health
11. Deafness prevention

The Minister of Health & Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda will preside over the 68th Session of the World Health Assembly. The Union Minister is leading a high level Indian delegation to the WHA, to be held in Geneva during 18-27 May, 2015 - Says the Political sources.

Debut Live Webcast:

For the first time, WHO provides the ability to remotely follow the work of the sixty-eighth session of the World Health Assembly live. The live webcast will begin on 18th May at 2pm IST to 26th May. For webcasting go through this link at the mentioned time.

Link for Webcasting : A free access to World Health Assembly

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Continuing Education : Center for Disease Control and Prevention

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Today, I would like to discuss one of the important issues of Global Public health.  As we already know that Public Health is the art and science that deals with the prevention and control of diseases along with health promotion through standard strategies for better living, there is a need for all the under-developed, developing, Middle and Low income countries to concentrate much on the public health standards to improve the healthy living of the population.

Background: 

It is a well known fact that the United States is one of the most sophisticated countries in research and health promotion, that remains at the forefront of public health efforts to prevent and control infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, workplace hazards, disabilities, and environmental health threats. 

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)  is one of the major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services and is recognized as the United States premiere health promotion, prevention, and preparedness agencies since 1946. It is globally recognized for conducting research and investigations for its action-oriented approach. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention - Public Health Grand Rounds (PHGR) presents a Continuing Education programme on major public health issues every month. Each session focuses on key challenges related to a specific health topic, and explores the impact of interventions on global health.

What is Continuing Education?? 

Continuing Education is a specific learning activity to encourage professionals to expand their foundations of knowledge and stay up-to-date on new developments. This is also characterized by the issuance of a certificate with credential units know as Continuing Education Units (CEU). These credentials are different for different professions as they are issued by their respective boards. For example, in case of Pharmacy these are issued by Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the points are considered as Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) units. In case of medical professionals these are issued by Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the points are considered as Continuing Medical Education (CME) units. These units adds as credentials for all the healthcare professionals for their career growth or sometimes course completion. This system is followed in United States and parts of Canada. The education system in India need to be updated to achieve such standards.

About the Programme:

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Grand Rounds (PHGR) presents a Continuing Education programme on “Dengue and Chikungunya in Our Backyard: Preventing Aedes Mosquito-Borne Diseases” this month on 19 May, 2015 at 10.30pm - Indian Standard Time (IST). This session will highlight the importance of preventing Aedes mosquito-borne diseases and the need for improved diagnostic, prevention and control measures, which describes the key measures of morbidity, mortality, Evidence based preventive interventions, identification of research gaps and strategies to achieve prevention goals of mosquito-borne diseases. For more details about the programme check out the link below:

"Programme Brochure"

Expected Outcomes:

As it is a knowledge-based activity, all the health care professionals (physicians, nurses, pharmacists) can update their knowledge on the various strategies and the evidence based practice on this particular theme. All the participants who have successfully completed the online seminar evaluation are then eligible to get awarded by  the CE certificates. This helps students and all practitioners in getting recognition for the update knowledge and their career growth as well.

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Fundamentals of Research : Elsevier Publishing Campus

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Dear Pharmacy Students, 

It is evident that there is a decline in the student scholarly research activities due lack knowledge on the fundamentals of research. We publish a couple of papers and feel like we know everything, unfortunately there exists fake journals, fake impact factors with no proper abstracting and indexing.. 

In this case it is important to know :

1. What is peer review?
2. What is Impact factor?
3. Difference between fake impact factor and a true impact factor?
4. Different Impact factors and which one to trust?
5. What are scholarly publications?
6. What is abstracting and Indexing?
7. What is the publishing process in scholarly publications?
8. How to draft a manuscript and how to submit it?
9. How to write a research proposal?
10. What is Bibliography and literature review?
11. What is plagiarism and various softwares available?

Get answered to 100's of questions like this...

Elsevier is the world's leading information resource provider offering a free online certified course with six different colleges to teach the fundamentals of research. Here are the different colleges:

1. College of Skills training
2. College of Big Ideas
3. College of Networking
4. College of Research solutions
5. College of Career planning
6. College of recommended Organizations.

"If you think you know everything then you know nothing"

Your role is changing. Researchers today need to secure funding, collaborate, share data, publish results, commercialize research and demonstrate impact. Early career researchers in particular are under significant pressures and Elsevier is committed to supporting you on you way to publishing a world class journal article or book and developing your career as a successful professional researcher.

"The Elsevier Publishing Campus" is an online platform offering free lectures, interactive training and professional advice. Perhaps you are interested in writing a journal article or submitting a book proposal; learning how to conduct peer review for a high impact journal; understanding research and publishing ethics or writing a successful grant application, whatever it may be we have the resources to help you achieve your goals.

Dedicated training takes time and effort on your part and we believe successful researchers should be recognized for this. For each interactive training module or online seminar that you complete, your work will be recognized with an awarded certificate from Elsevier.

Our hope is that you will also be inspired to contribute to this community. Perhaps you have an idea to share, a view on a specific trend or topic, or maybe you wish to leave a comment – We welcome all your participation.

Here is the official website:

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Contact: Deepak Kumar Bandari

Elsevier Student Ambassador

E-mail : bdkphd@gmail.com