Health Ethics & Governance
We provide a focal point for the examination of ethical issues raised by activities throughout the Organization and foster discussion and debate on diverse topics in global health ethics.
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Ethics and adaptive platform trial design in public health emergencies: meeting report,18-19 July 2022, Geneva, Switzerland,
1 October 2023

Ethics and adaptive platform trial design in public health emergencies: meeting report,18-19 July 2022,...

Platform trials using adaptive methods have played a key role in the research response to COVID-19. They raise important ethical issues, however,...

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WHO tool for benchmarking ethics oversight of health-related research involving human participants: user guide
25 September 2023

WHO tool for benchmarking ethics oversight of health-related research involving human participants: user...

Jointly developed by WHO’s Regulatory System Strengthening, Regulation and Safety Unit and the Health Ethics & Governance Unit, it is intended...

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WHO tool for benchmarking ethics oversight of health-related research involving human participants 
25 September 2023

WHO tool for benchmarking ethics oversight of health-related research involving human participants 

Jointly developed by WHO’s Regulatory System Strengthening, Regulation and Safety Unit and the Health Ethics & Governance Unit, it is intended...

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Bridging the gap between ethics and decision-making in pandemics: report of the WHO Pandemic Ethics and Policy Summit, 6 December 2021
22 December 2022

Bridging the gap between ethics and decision-making in pandemics: report of the WHO Pandemic Ethics and...

This document presents a summary report of the WHO Pandemic Ethics and Policy Summit organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday, 6 December...

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