WHO Global Clinical Trials Forum (GCTF)

Strengthening clinical trial ecosystem through global collaboration

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WPRO Regional Director, Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala visits Chaktomuk Referral Hospital in Cambodia on 20 June 2024.

About us

The Global Clinical Trials Forum (GCTF) is a WHO-managed network that brings together organisations working to strengthen clinical trial ecosystems. It connects organisations with complementary expertise to support implementation of World Health Assembly resolution WHA75.8, WHO’s Guidance for Best Practices for Clinical Trials and the Global action plan for clinical trial ecosystem strengthening (GAP-CTS) through knowledge exchange, engagement and advocacy and dissemination.

Latest from GCTF

News

16 October 2026

Departmental update

WHO and ADVANCE-ID strengthen clinical trial capacity through workshop

30 September 2026

Departmental update

Kazakhstan Summer School strengthens national clinical research capacity

7 October 2025

Departmental update

WHO launches the Global Clinical Trials Forum

Events

9 October 2025 14:00 – 15:30 CET

Transforming clinical trials: Launch of the French translation of WHO’s Guidance for Best Practices for Clinical Trials

2 – 3 April 2025

Second WHO Global Clinical Trials Forum (GCTF25): Action for Impact

Publications and reports

Global action plan for clinical trial ecosystem strengthening

This plan sets out nine key action areas to improve innovation, design, conduct, and oversight of clinical trials. It supports implementation of WHO’s...

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WHO Global Clinical Trials Forum, Geneva, 20-21 November 2023: summary of proceedings

This report offers a summary of the discussions during the first Global Clinical Trials Forum (GCTF) where experts from 43 countries deliberated on how...

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The Second WHO Global Clinical Trials Forum (GCTF25), held at WHO Headquarters in Geneva from 2-3 April 2025, marked a strategic inflection point in...

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