• Participate in the finalization of two risk assessment tools for Member States
• Participate in the publication of the two risk assessment tools on WHO website
• Participate in the dissemination and promotion of the risk assessment tools
• Participate in the exploration of the collaboration between the climate change unit and strategy and guideline unit
• Participate in the ongoing wastewater and environment surveillance project 

• Have completed the equivalent of five years of full-time studies in medicine at a university or equivalent institution prior to commencing the assignment; AND be enrolled in a course of study at a university or equivalent institution leading to a formal qualification (applicants who have already graduated may also qualify for consideration provided that they apply to the internship within six months after completion of their formal qualification).
• Team work
• Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
• Communication
• Experience in research and/or in drafting reports
• Experience with epidemiology, data analysis, statistical packages 
• Experience in Public health at national level is an asset
• Experience in surveillance is an asset
• Experience in infectious diseases surveillance and prevention is an asset
• Expert knowledge of English

All interns should be able to demonstrate the following skills in line with the WHO core competencies:

• Communicating effectively orally and in writing
• Showing willingness to learn from mistakes
• Producing and delivering quality results
• Working collaboratively with team members
• In addition, interns need to be familiar with commonly used computer programmes, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Knowledge of specialized computer programmes, for example, statistical software such as XLStat may be an advantage.