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      3.8

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (606 total reviews)

      Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

      80% approve of CEO

      51% positive business outlook

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      4.3

      Compensation and benefits

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.4

      Work/Life balance

      3.2

      Senior management

      World Health Organization has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 606 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The World Health Organization employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Salud industry (3.4 stars).

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      606 reviews
      1.0
      Mar 28, 2015

      WAKE UP

      Technical officer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Weather is great if that tells you anything.

      Cons

      The office at AFRO is full of money/benefit hungry individuals who (90% of them) seem to be building rental properties all across Africa and will say yes to anything to ensure they stay in these posts. Polio what? Ebo what? they could care less.

      5.0
      Mar 12, 2017

      Public Health Specialist

      Public health specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      experience of working in a National Health Program and guiding on policy changes at National level, based on evidence

      Cons

      short service assignment has no security

      2.0
      Jan 18, 2017

      Take WHO seriously, and please send some yellow sticky notes!

      Mid-management
      Recommend
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      Business Outlook

      Pros

      This bird's eye view of the international public health community is unbeatable. If you are a researcher, there are data and access to information that give staff the opportunity to do great things. While WHO has lost most of its funding to big conglomerate propjects such as GAVI and the Global Fund, the willingness of the staff to continue the efforts is unfailing. There is intense talent, dedication and a large cadre of unsung heroes within the walls of this agency.

      Cons

      As amazing as the technical talent is, equally astonishing is the lack of understanding of basic business management principles. Intense conduct problems, nepotism and failures to have modern HR and financial management run unchecked and consume enormous amounts of time and energy. The budget situation is so severe that chairs and desks have not been replaced since the 80's. While we fly people to Geneva for expensive expert meetings, staff are even left to bring their own office supplies, computer cables and the like. I have not seen a stapler in months, and if you visit, please bring us yellow sticky notes! We ran out 5 years ago and have not been able to replenish the stock!

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