Call to the Government of South Africa to fully Ratify the African Medicines Agency Treaty As the South African Health Technologies Advocacy Coalition (SAHTAC), a network of over 20 organizations, I write to urge the South African government to ratify the AMA Treaty. We believe it is a historic opportunity for South Africa to be...

We the undersigned organizations under the Coalition for Health Research and Development (CHReaD) and the South African Health Technologies Advocacy Coalition (SAHTAC) would like to appreciate the effort made so far to support the operationalisation of AMA. We recognise the efforts by AUC and AUDA-NEPAD to ensure the administrative and technical aspects of AMA are...

Calling for increased investment in health research and development Context and Landscape of Health R&D in SA We, the South African Health Technologies Advocacy Coalition (SAHTAC), a civil- society coalition which advocates for an enabling environment for health research and development, recognises that, the South African government has demonstrated its commitment to the Health Research...

INTRODUCTION Recognising the potential of advocacy to impact South Africa’s innovation system, a group of non-governmental organisations launched the South African Health Technologies Coalition (SAHTAC) in 2016. Through coordinated advocacy,  SAHTAC is underscoring the importance of increasing access to lifesaving technologies across the spectrum. SAHTAC is enabling all member organisations to achieve mutually shared goals...

1.Introduction The South African Health Technologies Advocacy Coalition (SAHTAC) in partnership with PATH, South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), Kgoroko Social Investment convened a side event at the 11th South African AIDs Conference on 21 June 2023 at the Durban International Convention Centre. The side event titled Expanding Local Pharmaceutical Manufacturing to End the HIV...

SAHTAC attended the TB Indaba at the 11th SA AIDS Conference. The aim of the event was to engage in dialogue with various stakeholders on programme success, achievements and challenges, priority areas for the future and new developments in TB diagnostics, treatment and prevention. OBJECTIVES OF TB INDABA: 1. Regenerate the TB community through in-person...

SAHTAC held its first quarterly meeting webinar on Wednesday 31 May 2023. The first guest speaker Elroy Paulus, Parliamentary Monitoring Group (PMG) Board Member and Treasurer challenged the coalition to strengthen its advocacy agenda and make it clear in terms of what it aims to achieve and who the target audience is. He shared on...

In commemoration of the HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (HVAD) 2023, IAVI, via the ADVANCE program, partnered with SAHTAC and The Aurum institute, to host the inaugural regional HVAD conference at the Birchwood Hotel & Or Tambo Conference Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, on May 30, 2023. Drawing 131 participants, both in person and online, the...

By The Standard Team The Covid-19 pandemic devastated the African continent in many ways economically, socially, and politically with the disruptions evident in all parts of the world. However, like other pandemics and epidemics, Covid-19 has exposed critical failures in multilateralism and global solidarity. Africa has remained among the last in line to access necessary...

By Dr Githinji Gitahi, Aggrey Aluso, Dr Margareth Ndomondo-Sigonda, Prof Geoffrey Setswe, Dr Simon Agwale Africa needs a strong and sustainable local manufacturing industry for medical supplies and tools. This would strengthen global health security and ensure access to life-saving health products on the continent, while also reducing reliance on other regions in times of...