Singapore, Sept. 8 -- Based at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, ADVANCE-ID is Singapore's 13th World Health Organisation (WHO) collaborating centre and joins a global network of institutions designated to support WHO's mandate.

ADVANCE-ID will support WHO's global health programmes and strategic priorities with a specific focus on advancing high quality, ethically sound, clinical research with a focus on clinical trials, strengthening clinical trial ecosystems and fostering partnerships across countries.

The designation for ADVANCE-ID comes at a time when countries are increasingly recognising the importance of strong clinical research systems, including for clinical trials, in responding to p...