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3.8

81% would recommend to a friend

(607 total reviews)

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

80% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

World Health Organization has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 607 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 Cuidados de saúde industry (3.4 stars).

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607 reviews
3.0
Jan 21, 2015

Bureaucratic Disaster

Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Easy workload Nice office location in DC Good vacation package Interns are the brightest people there

Cons

Deadweight managers Overload bureaucracy Lack of funding Rampant cronyism Employers only stay on the job for benefits and pension

2.0
Jun 20, 2014

Good name; great staff; poor leadership

Anonymous employee
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Business Outlook

Pros

Historical lead in global public health; has or had some of the world's best public health professionals. Has global reach and respected access to health authorities anywhere.

Cons

Squanders the advantages by pursuing petty , nepotistic & counterproductive work & personnel management practices.

1.0
Sep 14, 2020
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

(Duty Station: HQ) you get to meet some of the best, most dedicated experts in the world who have worked on key health issues for the vulnerable. You also get to see the “realpolitik” of global health here. As long as you hold a staff contract, salary can be quite good. Also, lots of free time on your hands to study or have a family.

Cons

Too bureaucratic, leading to the agency becoming more and more irrelevant, especially in comparison to UNICEF, UNHCR, etc. It’s an old boys’ club, and it’s difficult to suggest any new ideas nor do any meaningful work if you are junior-mid level staff, because there will be so much outsourcing that you’ll mostly be left with contract management. Funding situation is pretty bad too, which translates to job insecurity.

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