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Brazzaville– The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Programme today launched the second phase of the Africa Women Health Champions (AWHC) effort to hire young African women experts to help drive the regions health program and goals.
Following the effective application of the first stage, the AWHC effort continues its mission of positioning young African women experts aged in between 22 and 35 years as UN Volunteer health champs across WHO Country Offices in Africa. Through the initiative, unv and who-afro devoted to improving health for people on the continent, broadening opportunities for African public health experts and supporting the next generation of females health leaders in Africa, while adding to gender parity for WHO labor force.
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“There is still much to do to achieve much better health for everybody on the continent. Today, WHO and UNV are starting the second phase of the initiative.
The 2nd stage of the AWHC initiative will run for 24 months, offering young specialists from the African continent amazing profession opportunities to participate in public health initiatives in top priority result areas for WHO. The health champions will be positioned as global and nationwide UN Volunteers in WHO nation offices and at WHO Africa Regional Office. The second stage of the effort will focus more on expanding health career advancement chances, increasing variety and engagement of underrepresented countries.
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The African Women Health Champions initiative has been a definite success, with 120 women health champs deployed in 38 nations, representing 36 citizenships, and from more than 25 professional fields. The health champs contributed to action efforts by WHO to COVID-19 pandemic, Ebola epidemic, cholera break out and other health emergencies in the area. Professional locations of deployments consisted of public health, emergency situation health security, food security, biomedical engineering and laboratory innovation amongst others.
” Based on the success of the very first phase, it is with enjoyment that I announce the launch of the second stage starting today. With the collaboration of the UNV programme, and the assistance of all the nation workplaces, we intend to hire more girls who are determined to add to the continents development in the health sector as UN Volunteers,” said Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa.
The African Women Health Champions initiative has actually been a resounding success, with 120 ladies health champs deployed in 38 countries, representing 36 nationalities, and from more than 25 professional fields. The health champs contributed to response efforts by WHO to COVID-19 pandemic, Ebola epidemic, cholera break out and other health emergency situations in the area. Professional locations of deployments consisted of public health, emergency situation health security, food security, biomedical engineering and laboratory innovation to name a few.
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The 2nd stage of the AWHC initiative will run for 24 months, using young specialists from the African continent interesting profession opportunities to engage in public health initiatives in top priority result areas for WHO. The health champs will be put as national and worldwide UN Volunteers in WHO nation offices and at WHO Africa Regional Office.
