[e-drug] Health economist needed in WHO/EDM

[hogerzeilh@who.ch]

E-drug: Health economist needed in WHO/EDM
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Dear e-druggers,

In the Policy, Access and Rational Use (PAR) team of the WHO Department of
Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy (WHO/EDM) there two vacancies for Global
Health Leadership Fellows; one for a health economist to work in
pharmacoeconomics and health care financing, and one for an essential drugs
specialist to work on access to tuberculosis drugs. Below is the vacancy notice
for the health economist.

Hans Hogerzeil
Team Coordinator, EDM/PAR


Global Health Leadership Fellows

Health Technology and Pharmaceuticals:
Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy

Call for Applications for Global Health Leadership Fellows
___________________________________________________________

With financial support from the UN Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation,
the World Health Organization has established a Global Health Leadership
Fellowship Programme designed to enable professionals to contribute 
to the work of the organization, and to benefit from their 
interaction with WHO, for a
period of one year.  The Health Technology and Pharmaceuticals Cluster (HTP)
invites applications for the award of GHL Fellowships tenable in the department
of Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy (EDM).

The mission of EDM is to contribute to saving lives and improving health by
developing global guidance and collaborating with countries to promote: (1)
equitable access to essential drugs, (2) quality, safety and efficacy of
medicines, (3) rational use of medicines, and (4)Ýcompliance with international
drug control requirements.  This work is carried out in collaboration 
with other
technical programmes in Headquarters, notably the Communicable 
Diseases cluster, and with specialist staff in each regional office.

EDM is interested in appointing one Fellow for the Policy, Access and Rational
Use (PAR) team in the following area of the team's work:

Pharmacoeconomics and drugs financing:  EDM provides countries with
evidence-based advice on the appropriate drugs component of health 
interventions which deal cost-effectively with the major local causes 
of avoidable death and disability.  To ensure this, EDM is a clearing 
house for information on the cost-effectiveness of  available 
pharmaceuticals.  This entails close liaison with disease-specific 
and pharmacoeconomic expertise inside and outside WHO, and the use of 
a standard approach to the economic evaluation of health 
interventions.  EDM also ensures that pricing and payment mechanisms 
for pharmaceuticals are consistent with overall health system 
financing policy objectives of fairness and efficiency.

Skills sought: applicants should have skills in some or all of the following
areas: applied microeconomics, health economics, cost analysis,
cost-effectiveness and cost-utility analysis. Experience in assessing the
economic performance of health facilities or health programmes would be an
advantage. Analysis of health system financing options. Applicants should be
familiar with spreadsheet applications.

CONDITIONS AND CATEGORIES OF GHL FELLOWSHIPS

GHL Fellows will not be employees of WHO but will be attached to the
Organization for a limited duration.  Priority will be given to Fellows and
Mid-Career Fellows in accordance with the category descriptions below:

GHL Fellowships: for Fellows with less than five years relevant 
experience since
completing postgraduate training.
Annual Stipend:  US$ 36,000.

Mid-Career GHL Fellowships: for Fellows with a completed doctoral degree or
equivalent and significant relevant work experience, or without a doctoral
degree but with substantial work, research or publication experience.
Annual Stipend: US$ 58,500

WHAT AN APPLICATION SHOULD INCLUDE

People wishing to apply should send the following information, typewritten, to
the address given below (no application forms are required).

1.  Full name in capital letters with the family name underlined.
2.  Date of birth and nationality.
3.  Name, address, telephone number, cable address, telex 
address/number, fax number and e-mail address where the candidate can 
be contacted.
4.  Educational qualifications, including place of study, date and grade
obtained (transcripts and photocopies of qualifications are not 
required at this
stage).
5.  A description (in not more than 12 lines) of the applicant's current post
and of the post held immediately preceding the current post.
6.  A description (not exceeding 20 lines ) of the applicant's current research
interests and experience as it relates to the work plan of EDM,
7.  A list of the applicant's publications and other abstracts or 
presentations.
8.  Length of time for which the candidate seeks the GHL Fellowship and the
approximate date at which they are able to begin work.
9.  Names of two referees who are able to comment on the candidate's ability to
contribute to the work plan of EDM.  Please include their addresses, telephone
numbers, cable addresses, telex addresses/numbers, fax numbers and e-mail
addresses.

Applications, which should be sent to the following address, must be 
received by 31ÝJuly 2000, but will be considered until the 
Fellowships are filled.  Further information regarding conditions 
applying to the grant can be obtained from Mrs Ann Wilberforce at the 
address below:


Dr Hans V. Hogerzeil, Team Coordinator/PAR
Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy
World Health Organization
1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
Fax: (41-22) 791 4167
        e-mail:  wilberforcea@who.int
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