World Health Organization

Last updated 2 August 2026

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Where it posts vacancies

careers.who.int

What it hires

Epidemiologists and outbreak response specialists (field training such as FETP valued)
Public health officers (immunisation, health systems, health financing)
Medical officers with clinical programme experience (TB, malaria, HIV, NCDs)
Environmental health, food safety and regulatory scientists
Health law and International Health Regulations specialists; health communications profiles

Contract types

FTA and TA (staff); consultancies; APW (Agreement for Performance of Work, short output-based contracts) and longer technical-services consultancy arrangements; SSAs in some offices.

Headquarters and footprint

Geneva HQ; six largely autonomous regional offices (Brazzaville, Washington DC/PAHO, Cairo, Copenhagen, New Delhi, Manila) plus country offices in most member states.

Before you apply

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