World Health Organization and ADVANCE-ID train 77 researchers in clinical trial design at Singapore

21 October 2026

The ADVANCE-ID Clinical Trial Workshop 2026 was held in Singapore from 31 August to 2 September 2026.
It ran for two and a half days and drew 77 clinicians, clinician-scientists and researchers.
The WHO Regional Office for Africa nominated ten participants from Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, Uganda and Zambia.
One clinician-researcher from Kazakhstan attended from the Summer School on Clinical Research alumni.
The ADVANCE-ID Network is based at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at the National University of Singapore.
The workshop followed WHO's Guidance for best practices for clinical trials, covering research questions, study design, statistics, feasibility, public engagement, dissemination and funding.
It formed part of capacity building through the Global Clinical Trials Forum.