The development of this facilitator’s guide was led by Mahnaz Vahedi, TDR (The Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases), in collaboration with Andreas Reis, WHO Global Health Ethics Team (GHE).

This guide greatly benefited from inputs from the following TDR and WHO staff: Pascal Launois, Dermot Maher (TDR) and Abha Saxena, Tim Nguyen, Olla Shideed, Triono Soendoro, Carla Saenz and Nhan Tran (WHO).

WHO is grateful to Valerie Luyckx and Vijayaprasad Gopichandran for their role as lead writers. Special thanks are owed to the participants in the workshop held in Geneva, 19-20 February 2015, to develop the training course curriculum:

• Drue Barrett, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

• Ron Bayer, Center for the History & Ethics of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, United States of America

• Nikola Biller-Andorno, Institute of Biomedical Ethics, Zurich, Switzerland

• Angus Dawson, Medicine, Ethics, Society & History, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

• Amy Fairchild, Center for the History & Ethics of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, United States of America

• Vijayaprasad Gopichandran, ESIC Medical College & Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Chennai, India

• Margaret Gyapong, University of Health and Allied Health Sciences, Ho, Ghana

• Bagher Larijani, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

• Florencia Luna, Latin American University of Social Sciences (FLACSO), Buenos Aires, Argentina

• Valerie Luyckx, Institute for Biomedical Ethics, University of Zurich, Switzerland

• Georg Marckmann, Institute of Ethics, History and Theory of Medicine, Munich, Germany

• Michael Selgelid, Center for Human Bioethics, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

• Jerome Singh, University of KwaZulu, Durban, South Africa

• Veronica Tallo, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Alabang, Muntinlupa, Philippines

Appreciation is extended to Varalakshmi Elango, Freelance Consultant, Chennai, India, for her support in the initial phase of the project.

In 2016 & 2017, the draft training course benefited from extensive piloting during regional workshops, notably in Indonesia and Ghana. The feedback and advice of the participants in these workshops is gratefully acknowledged.

Participants in the workshop in Yogyakarta, Indonesia:

• Chhea Chhorvann, National Institute of Public Health, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

• Fe Esperanz Caridad Espino, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Alabang Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila, Philippines

• Amy Fairchild, Center for the History & Ethics of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, United States of America

• Sonia Dias, Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

• Hartiah Haroen, National Professional Officer for Human Resources for Health, WHO Country Office, Jakarta, Indonesia

• Judy Dorothy Madarcos, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Alabang Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila, Philippines

• Roli Mathur, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India

• Kristen Meister, Columbia University, New York City, United States of America

• Nguyen Thuy Quynh, Hanoi School of Public Health, Hanoi, Viet Nam

• Ha Van Nhu, Hanoi School of Public Health, Hanoi, Viet Nam

• Riris Andono Ahmad, Centre for Tropical Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

• Suryani As’ad, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia

• Nur Atik, Faculty of Medicine, University of Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia

• Mohammad Hakimi, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

• Wika Hartani, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

• Madarina Julia, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

• Anak Agung Wiradewi Lestari, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Bali, Indonesia

• Yodi Mahendradhata, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

• Ari Natali Probandari, School of Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia

• Septi Dewi Rachmawati, Faculty of Medicine, University of Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia

• Savitri Shitarukmi, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

• Eti Nurwening Solikhah, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

• Mohammad Sudomo, Ethics committee of National Institute of Health Research and development, Jakarta, Indonesia

• Jarir at Thobari, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

• Adi Utarini, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

• Tri Wibawa, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

• Bagoes Widjanarko, Tuberculosis Operational Research Group, Jakarta, Indonesia

Participants in the workshop in Accra, Ghana:

• George Obeng- Adjei, Director of Research, Office of Research, Innovation and Development at the University of Ghana, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana

• Moses Aikins, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana

• Rose Assan, Dodowa Health Research Centre, Dodowa, Ghana

• Edward Asumanu, 37 Military Hospital, Accra, Ghana

• Cynthia Bannerman, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana

• Okyere Boateng, Noguchi Memorial Institute, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana

• Eric Doe, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana

• Shekeh Desbordes, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana

• Bertha Garshong, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana

• Phyllis Dako-Gyeke, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana

• Thomas Akuetteh Ndanu, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana

• Paulina Tindana, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana

• Alfred Yawson, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana

The support of Felicitas Holzer, former WHO intern, is also gratefully acknowledged.