The Global Ethics Charter for the Protection of Healthy Volunteers in Clinical Trials was published in June 2024 after an extensive consultation process that involved multiple stakeholders, including healthy volunteers.
It focuses on healthy volunteers involved in interventional clinical trials with medicinal products where there is no potential direct health benefit for the individuals involved. We adopted this focus because these research studies most often expose healthy volunteers to the highest risks of harm, exploitation, and compromised well-being. The Global Ethics Charter develops 15 rights to which healthy volunteers are entitled to be protected from these potential risks.
The original text of the Charter is in English
Translations were subsequently made in 10 languages to enable the widest possible access, including to healthy volunteers, around the world:
Arabic / تحميل الميثاق باللغة العربية
Hindi / यदि आप हिंदी में पढ़ना चाहते हैं तो आप इस चार्टर को हिंदी में डाउनलोड करके पढ़ सकते हैं