Interview LAURENCE VERCAMMEN PHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER BLACK, WHO Dr. Joy St. John is Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health of Barbados. She has been a Member of the Executive Board (EB) of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the past three years and was elected Chair of the EB in May 2012. [...]
DID YOU KNOW? FRANÇOIS VILLALONGA TRANSLATED BY MARIE-THÉRÈSE LUY The Validation of Learning from Experience is a process by which one can obtain all or part of a certification (professional diploma, certificate of professional or vocational aptitude) and official recognition of skills gained through experience. Following the restructuring of WHO services in [...]
LE SAVIEZ-VOUS ? FRANÇOIS VILALLONGA « La Validation des Acquis de l’Expérience est un dispositif permettant l’obtention de tout ou partie d’un titre reconnu (diplôme, titre à finalité professionnelle ou certificat de qualification professionnelle) et une reconnaissance officielle des compétences acquises par l’expérience ». Suite à la restructuration des services de l’OMS en [...]
Part 2 WHO HQ, EURO, PAHO AND IARC STAFF ASSOCIATIONS ” It always seems impossible until it’s done.” Nelson Mandela The first part of this series published in UN Special of June 2012, established that a system of justice has to meet several criteria, including independence, professionalism, fairness and timeliness. These are the [...]
LAURENCE VERCAMMEN, WHO Under PRESSURE? Are you irritable these days, do you feel tired, dizzy, more and more difficult to keep your self-control or to concentrate? Maybe it is time to measure your blood pressure. “Control your blood pressure” was the theme of this year’s World Health Day to mark the anniversary of the [...]
DR OLEG CHESTNOV1 PHOTO CHRISTOPHER BLACK, WHO Four types of noncommunicable diseases: cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes make the largest contribution to mortality in the majority of developing countries. These diseases are largely preventable by means of interventions that tackle shared risk factors, namely: tobacco use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity [...]
PSYCHOSOCIAL RISKS AND WORK-RELATED STRESS “Improving employment and working conditions at global, national, and local levels, in particular to reduce exposure to work-related physical and psychosocial hazards, would help to reduce negative health effects of the environment in which people work1.” EVELYN G. KORTUM, WHO This contribution describes what psychosocial risks and [...]
STAFF ASSOCIATION Mirta Nordet, retired ophthalmologist Mirta Nordet and her teenage grandson Damian are very close. When his 69-year-old grandmother offered to teach him his first salsa steps, Damian immediately said yes. “I want my grandchildren to learn as much as possible about the culture and traditions of my home country Cuba,” says the [...]
CAREER DEVELOPMENT EVELINE COVENEY, COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, STAFF ASSOCIATION WHO/HQ “Career development” and “performance management” are buzz words which beg the question “In reality, what do they mean?” More specifically, “Is it perhaps due to the present times of accountability and performance management that career development naturally comes to mind?” However, most staff, [...]
OR “AS LONG AS WE HAVE EACH OTHER, WE’LL NEVER RUN OUT OF PROBLEMS” IVAN BABOVIC Don’t get me wrong. I love technology. I have been ‘playing’ with it for over half of my life – from computers and applications, to cars, digital cameras, cell phones, tablets, navigation devices, all other sorts of [...]
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