Public Data Sources Structuring and Automation for Public Health Intelligence

Host entity: WHO

Application deadline: 09/09/2026

Mission and objectives

The World Health Organization serves as the directing and coordinating authority for public health within the United Nations system. WHO seeks to promote health, ensure everyone can attain the highest level of health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable through partnerships, people and countries.

Assignment context

The Online Volunteer will support the design, automation, and improvement of data pipelines and analytical workflows that enable more efficient access, management, and use of public health information. The volunteer will contribute to organizing diverse public data sources, developing automated processes for data retrieval and updates, and strengthening documentation practices to improve data consistency, traceability, and reproducibility. Through this support, the volunteer will help enhance WHO Egypt’s capacity to use reliable and up-to-date information for public health analysis, monitoring, and evidence-based decision-making.

Task description

Assignment description

The online volunteer will support the structuring and automated retrieval of public data sources used across public health intelligence workflows, working with the team to keep a defined set of sources organised and up to date.

Key tasks

Support design and upkeep of a clear folder/file structure for data from multiple public sources.
Support development of R scripts to automatically download and update data from a defined source list.


Key deliverables


At least 2 working R scripts that automatically retrieve and update data from public sources.
A source documentation sheet (update frequency, access method, known issues) for each source on the list.

Skills and experience

R Programming and Automation: experience writing scripts to fetch, store, and update data from web sources or APIs.
Data organisation: experience structuring files/folders for reproducible, multi-source data work.
Public health or open data familiarity: exposure to public health, surveillance, or open government data sources.

Full eligibility requirements, conditions of service and application instructions are available on the official UNV platform.