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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Human genome editing: position paper
12 July 2021

Human genome editing: position paper

The recent application of tools, such as CRISPR-Cas9 (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats; Cas9 nuclease), to edit the human genome...

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Human genome editing: recommendations
12 July 2021

Human genome editing: recommendations

The recent application of tools, such as CRISPR-Cas9 (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats; Cas9 nuclease), to edit the human genome...

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Human genome editing: a framework for governance
12 July 2021

Human genome editing: a framework for governance

The recent application of tools, such as CRISPR-Cas9 (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats; Cas9 nuclease), to edit the human genome...

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Current capabilities for human genome editing: report for the WHO expert advisory committee on developing global standards for governance and oversight of human genome editing
20 May 2021

Current capabilities for human genome editing: report for the WHO expert advisory committee on developing...

Context To develop enduring global standards for governance and oversight of human genome editing, it is necessary both to define the genome editing...

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Health Ethics & Governance Unit
Research for Health Department
Division of the Chief Scientist 
World Health Organization
20, Avenue Appia
CH-1211 Genève 27
Switzerland ct_ethics@who.int