Mission and objectives

The mission of WHO in the area of transplantation is to meet the requirement of the fifty-seventh World health Assembly resolution WHA57.18.. Objectives can be summarized as follows: To work with Member states and to provide assistance at their request to ensure effective national oversight of allogeneic and xenogeneic transplantation activities. This would ensure accountability, traceability, and appropriate surveillance of adverse events (in particular transmission of infectious agents of xenogeneic origin); To increase access of citizens to safe and effective transplantation of cell, tissue and organ. Additionally, to ensure ethical and technical practices of the procurement of human material for transplantation to the follow-up of recipients and live donors; To promote international cooperation to encourage the global harmonization of technical and ethical practices in transplantation. This would include the prevention of the exploitation of the disadvantaged through transplant tourism and the sale of human material for transplantation. To encourage donation of human material for transplantation. The "Clinical Procedures" unit in the Department of Essential Health Technologies is responsible for promoting the appropriate effective and safe use of cell, tissue and organ transplantation. This includes the surveillance of risks particularly in xenotransplantation. This department is also responsible for ensuring efficacy, safety and equity in the provision of clinical procedures in surgery, anaesthetics, obstetrics and orthopaedics particularly at the district hospital level.

Context

REACH Africa (Resilience, Engagement, and Acceleration for Community Health in Africa) is an RCCE preparedness accelerator under WHO AFRO. The initiative includes multiple digital and visual products, including, podcast materials, toolkits, and standardized digital RCCE assets. To ensure visual consistency and timely production of high-quality materials, short-term graphic design support is required. The volunteer will work closely with REACH Africa focal points to ensure all design work aligns with WHO standards and meets the needs of internal and external audiences.

Task Description

Under the supervision of the REACH Africa focal point, the Online Volunteer will: 1. Develop standardized visual templates for: • Toolkits and guidance documents • Social media infographics • Presentations (PowerPoint) • Briefs and fact sheets 2. Design visual assets for: • Preparedness Pulse materials • REACH Africa podcast promotional infographics • Event branding materials (digital) 3. Support layout and formatting of: • Reports • Concept notes • Digital toolkits • Photo book layouts and templates 4. Ensure: • Alignment with WHO brand guidelines • Consistent typography, color schemes, and visual identity • Print-ready and digital-ready formats where required Deliverables (Indicative) By the end of the 12 weeks, the UNV is expected to deliver: • A REACH Africa visual identity toolkit • At least 10 standardized templates • Designed layouts for priority project documents • Editable source files for all materials

Competencies and values

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