Ghassan Karam
ICTRP Manager at World Health Organization
Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Top SchoolGhassan Karam is an ICTRP Manager at the World Health Organization with over two decades of software and IT experience and 14 years managing the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform and its 18-country registry network. He combines hands-on development roots (software developer since 2001) and database/XML integration expertise with deep domain knowledge of clinical trial registration, legislation, and ethics committee information systems. Fluent in English, French and Arabic, he bridges international stakeholder engagement and technical delivery, having maintained WHO’s MSSQL/ASP.NET trial search infrastructure. Holding a BS in Computer Science, an MSc in International Management, and currently a PhD researcher at Utrecht University, he brings both technical depth and policy-oriented research perspective to global health informatics. Less obvious: his career spans both WHO operational IT roles and strategic registry governance, giving him rare institutional memory and practical insight into long-term registry interoperability.
14 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Informatique de Gestion, Bachelor of Science (BS), Informatique de Gestion at Université Saint-JosephDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Research, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Research at Utrecht UniversityNDJMaster’s Degree, International Management, Master’s Degree, International Management at Royal Holloway, U. of London
English, French, Arabic, German, Chinese, Spanish
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Github Skills (71)
python10
scaffolding10
algorithm10
redux10
data-structures10
sorting-algorithms10
react-boilerplate9
styled-components9
immer9
recoiljs9
universal-react9
redux-saga9
nodejs9
react-router9
arcgis-js-api8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
gkarwchan/propertymanagementportal
Nov 2023 - Sep 2024
Contributions:1 release, 6 PRs, 97 pushes in 9 months
gkarwchan/hugoblogsource
Feb 2023 - Mar 2025
Contributions:114 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years
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