The Working Group consisted of 10 members, one chair (President of CIOMS), four advisers from WHO, UNESCO, COHRED and World Medical Association (WMA) and one professional secretary, who was the writer. The members have one (or more) of the following backgrounds:
- physician
- clinical researcher
- medical ethicist
- expert in international health law
- young scientist or physician
The composition of the WG was such that different cultural perspectives were present and a gender balance was reached. A person representing the patient perspective was also present. In particular, adding a WMA advisor ensured close collaboration between CIOMS and WMA. Currently, the WMA is revising its Declaration of Helsinki. The close collaboration aimed to prevent inconsistencies between the two documents.
Below is a list of the members of the Working Group, together with their respective photo, short biography, CIOMS Code of Conduct form, and Declaration of Interests form:
Chair
Hans van Delden
Secretary
Rieke van der Graaf
Members
Anant Bhan
Eugenijus Gefenas
Dirceu Greco
David Haerry
Bocar Kouyate
Alex London
Ruth Macklin
Annette Rid
Rodolfo Saracci
Aissatou Toure
Advisors
Abha Saxena, WHO
Dafna Feinholz, UNESCO
Urban Wiesing, WMA
Hans-Joerg Ehni (Alternate), WMA
Carel IJsselmuiden, COHRED
Observer
Ingrid Callies