The World Health Organization (WHO) Mediacentre  - provides organization's latest news, press releases, fact sheets, and multimedia content with Realvideo and audio downloads.

John E. Fogarty International Center - serves as the organizational locus for NIH international activities. The Center fosters research partnerships between American scientists and foreign counterparts and explores the ethical issues of international clinical trails through its International Research Bioethics Initiatives.

Policy of the World Medical Association (WMA) - an index of statements on various ethical and societal issues.

International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Associations (IFPMA) - represents the worldwide research-based pharmaceutical industry and manufacturers of prescription medicines generally. The Federation has a central role in the exchange of information within the international industry, and in the development of position statements on matters of policy. 

The World Health Organization's (WHO) - publications in bioethics and ethical issues in human subjects research.

CIOMS - (Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences) - web page provides general information on its activities.

UNAIDS - Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS - the global source of HIV/AIDS information

International Bioethics Committee - UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization the site contains several reports on the teaching of bioethics, genetics, neurosciences, and the "Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights".

The Human Genome Organisation (HUGO) - is the international organisation of scientists involved in the Human Genome Project (HGP), the global initiative to map and sequence the human genome. HUGO was established in 1989 by a group of the world's leading genome scientists to promote international collaboration within the project.

Health Training: Postgraduate Training Programmes in International Health - searchable database by country, institution, topic, and type.

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European Network for Biomedical Ethics - facilitates a discussion among European scientists on issues in bioethics, primarily involving in vitro fertilization. Site includes conference information, newsletter, and contacts.

Bioethics Division of the Council of Europe - aims to protect the individual's dignity and fundamental rights with regard to the application of ordinary medicine and new medical techniques (genetics, medically assisted procreation, etc.).

The Pan American Health Organization's (PAHO) Regional Program on Bioethics - promotes the international discussion of bioethical issues and supports educational programs in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Nuffield Council on Bioethics - (England) - an independently funded body in England that has published 5 major reports on the ethics of genetic screening, human tissues, xenotransplantation, mental disorders and genetics, and genetically modified crops

The Wellcome Trust Biomedical Ethics Section - (England) - provides funding for research in bioethics for UK investigators.

Australian Gene Ethics Network - a federation of groups and individuals in Australia concerned with the impacts of genetic engineering technologies. Includes online publications, updates, and extensive list of links to online documents on specific issues.

The National Council on Ethics in Human Research (Canada) - web site provides Council policy statements, resources for review board members, and related links.

Third World Network Biotechnology/Biosafety Page - This page provides a catologue of articles on the relation of biotechnology to the Third World

Mannvernd - Association of Icelanders for Ethics in Science and Medicine - organized opposition to the Icelandic government's Act on a Health Sector Database (HSD). The HSD is slated to contain all medical records for the entire population of Iceland.

Australaisan Bioethics Information - a clearinghouse for information about bioethical issues in Australia, New Zealand and around the world.