The World Health Organization is not recruiting staff to fight COVID-19.
The advert states that successful candidates will earn between USD 5 and 100 per day, but does not specify the specific vacancies that are available, or what the positions are for. The site just indicates that the two types of positions are ‘Home based’ and ‘Office based’, and asks for the number of years’ experience one has., Applicants are required to give their personal details after which they are asked to share the advert to at least 9 contacts on WhatsApp to complete the application process., The job advert was also circulating on Whatsapp with a message claiming people could work from home 2–3 hours per day through mobile phones, and that the deadline of application will be 31 March 2020., However, the Communications and Media Officer at the WHO’s Regional Office in Africa, Mr Collins Boakye-Agyemang said that the organization is not responsible for the advert., The site does not contain any WHO branding, and the domain itself does not appear to be linked to the organization., Additionally, the WHOIS information of the website that posted the advert shows that it was registered on 30 June 2019, but the information of the registrant has been hidden., Jobs at the WHO are listed on the organization’s website, and interested job seekers are required to register on the career portal before they can submit their applications. The adverts on this page have a reference number and indicate the location that successful candidates will be stationed. The ads also have an extensive breakdown of duties, remuneration, required skills and objectives of the programme that each job falls under., PesaCheck has looked into the authenticity of an advert for jobs at the World Health Organisation to fight coronavirus and finds it to be a HOAX., This post is part of an ongoing series of PesaCheck fact-checks examining content marked as potential misinformation on Facebook and other social media platforms., By partnering with Facebook and similar social media platforms, third-party fact-checking organizations like PesaCheck are helping to sort fact from fiction. We do this by giving the public deeper insight and context to posts they see in their social media feeds., Have you spotted what you think is fake news or false information on Facebook? Here’s how you can report. And, here’s more information on PesaCheck’s methodology for fact-checking questionable content., This fact-check was written by PesaCheck Fact-Checker Najma Juma, and edited by PesaCheck Deputy Editor Ann Ngengere with research input from Sylvia Makinia., The article was approved for publication by PesaCheck Managing Editor Eric Mugendi., PesaCheck is East Africa’s first public finance fact-checking initiative. It was co-founded by Catherine Gicheru and Justin Arenstein and is being incubated by the continent’s largest civic technology and data journalism accelerator: Code for Africa. It seeks to help the public separate fact from fiction in public pronouncements about the numbers that shape our world, with a special emphasis on pronouncements about public finances that shape government’s delivery of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) public services, such as healthcare, rural development and access to water/sanitation. PesaCheck also tests the accuracy of media reportage. To find out more about the project, visit pesacheck.org., PesaCheck is a joint initiative of Code for Africa, through its innovate African fund, with additional funding support from the International Budget Partnership (Kenya) and Twaweza, in partnership with a coalition of local media organizations, and the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)., Written by, Written by
HOAX: The World Health Organization is not recruiting staff to fight COVID-19