Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Summer 2011 Internships

The Global Health Fellows Program is pleased to announce exciting paid internships for summer 2011 with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in the Agency’s Washington, DC headquarters and USAID/Uganda-sponsored internships in Kampala with Mission partner organizations.

These internships will provide you a unique opportunity to gain practical experience in the field of global health. You’ll be working with experienced professionals on health projects of international importance. Technical areas include: HIV/AIDS; Infectious diseases (e.g. malaria, avian influenza, TB); Maternal and child health; Reproductive health; Nutrition; Commodities and logistics.

A variety of competitive, paid positions at the graduate level are available.  We are interested in people from a broad range of disciplines including: Public health, Social work, Education, International relations/ development, Commodity security and logistics, Medicine, Nursing/ midwifery, Public policy, Pharmacy, Business administration, Law.  All internships require US citizenship or permanent resident status.

GHFP’s summer 2011 internships in Washington, DC include: Bureau for Global Health, Office of the Assistant Administrator: Highly Vulnerable Children Intern; Office of HIV/AIDS, Implementation Support Division: Orphans and other Vulnerable Children (OVC) Intern (potentially 2 hires); Office of HIV/AIDS, Strategic Planning, Evaluation and Reporting Division: HIV/AIDS Monitoring and Evaluation Intern, HIV/AIDS Health Systems Strengthening Intern; Office of HIV/AIDS, Technical Leadership and Research Division: HIV/AIDS Nutrition Intern (potentially 2 hires), HIV/AIDS Research Intern, HIV/AIDS Prevention Intern (potentially 2 hires), HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment Intern, HIV/AIDS Community Care and Prevention Intern, HIV Testing and Counseling Intern (potentially 2 hires), HIV Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT)/ Pediatric Intern; Office of Population and Reproductive Health, Policy, Evaluation & Communication Division: Demographic and Health Surveys Intern; Office of Population and Reproductive Health, Commodities Security and Logistics Division: Commodities Security & Logistics Intern; Office of Health, Infectious Disease and Nutrition, Infectious Diseases Division: Tuberculosis Program Intern; Office of Health, Infectious Disease and Nutrition, Nutrition Division: Health Research Analyst Intern.

GHFP’s summer 2011 internships in Kampala, Uganda include: The Meeting Point: Orphans and other Vulnerable Children (OVC) Intern (potentially 2 hires); The AIDS Support Organization (TASO): HIV Gender Based Violence Intern, HIV Home Based Care Intern, HIV Testing and Counseling Intern.  Mengo Hospital: HIV Testing and Counseling Intern, HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment Intern, Orphans and other Vulnerable Children (OVC) Intern.

TO APPLY: Detailed information, including an online application and instructions, is available on our website at www.ghfp.net. Applications are due by February 4, 2011.  To learn more about the Global Health Fellows Program, please visit www.ghfp.net. To learn more about USAID, the largest government donor organization in the development field, please visit www.usaid.gov.

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