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How many clinical trials are carried out in Africa?

In 2022, the number of trials registered in Africa was 861. The number of trials registered in WHO's regions of Europe, the Americas and the Western Pacific has increased at a much higher rate than in Africa. For example, in 2022, the number of trials registered in Western Pacific (12,337) was about 14 times higher than that in Africa.

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