Applications are currently being accepted for the World Health Organization (WHO) Global youth competition on influenza and COVID-19 prevention and Control 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About WHO Global youth competition on influenza and COVID-19 prevention and Control
WHO invites students and young professionals to participate in this youth competition by developing brief videos that highlight the importance of influenza and/or COVID-19 prevention and control. The videos are encouraged to be innovative, address misinformation/myths, and encourage their community to protect themselves from seasonal influenza and COVID-19.
Benefits of WHO Global youth competition on influenza and COVID-19 prevention and Control
There will be one global winning video and up to six videos highlighted as runners-up. The winning videos will be featured by WHO on the competition webpage. The student(s) who submitted the winning video will:
- Be invited to present their video on a global influenza/COVID-19 prevention and control-focused webinar in October 2026 and
- Receive a certificate from WHO featuring their name(s) and the video title
WHO Global youth competition on influenza and COVID-19 prevention and Control Requirements
- Participants must be students or young professionals
- Between the ages of 18 and 35.
Instructions for participants:
- Participants must address at least one of the competition prompts in their video.
- Students can work independently or in teams.
- Video can be a maximum of 90 seconds (1.5 minutes).
- Students can submit up to three videos.
- Submitted videos are encouraged to be creative. Video styles can include but are not limited to storytelling, interview, reel, animation, drawings, poem, dialogue, or other creative formats. If AI is used to generate any portion of the submission, it must be acknowledged in the submission form.
- The video may be in any language but must include English subtitles.
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
Application Deadline
13 September, 2026
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