Advocacy for Prevention of HIV and AIDS (APHA) Executive Director and SAHTAC coalition member, Yvette A. Raphael presented in the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) 2023 opening session. Her Martin Delaney presentation titled ‘Community and advocates are equal partners in research and development’ touched on her personal journey with HIV, the role of...
SAHTAC in partnership with PATH, Coalition for Health Research and Development will host a side event at AHAIC: Sustainable Pharmaceutical Manufacturing in Africa for Global Health Security Date: Monday, March 6, 11:30-1300hrs CAT
The South African Health Technologies Advocacy Coalition (SAHTAC) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 16 and 17 February 2023 at the Cresta Grande Hotel in Cape Town. There were 28 coalition members that attended in person. The guest speaker, Prof Mushi Matjila Professor, Head Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Cape...
SAHTAC, the Coalition for Health Research and Development (CHReaD) and Pandemic Action Network (PAN) jointly hosted an official side event during the second International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA) in Kigali, Rwanda. The event was titled, Expanding local and regional production of medical countermeasures in Africa. The event was held at the Kigali...
The second National Health Research Strategy Priority Framework webinar was held on the 25th of November 2022. This was a build-up session from the first one which was held only with the coalition members and other advocacy groups on the 19th of October 2022. This was aimed at increasing their understanding of NHRSPF. In this...
Our health systems endured a heavy – often invisible – cost during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the country was focused on the battle against this pandemic, long-fought gains against other infectious diseases were being rolled back. And none more so than with tuberculosis. The Lancet notes that South Africa has one of the highest tuberculosis (TB) burdens...
SAHTAC was invited to attend the Second SAMRC Sub-Saharan Africa Funders Forum. SAHTAC was represented by John Mdluli from the secretariate. The forum brought together Not-for-Profits, Philanthropies, Development Banks and government departments from around the continent and the globe. The meeting was held in Cape Town on 20 to 22 November 2022. The aim of...
Policy and Advocacy Department of IAVI held a training on Scientific literacy research ethics and translation of research findings into policies and best practices Trainer of Trainers (ToT) on the 15-18 November at the Raddison Red Hotel in Johannesburg. The aim of the training is to ensure that Attendees have a better understanding of: Scientific...
What is the role of resource tracking in sustainable financing of health R&D for greater impact in Africa? Join the Africa Health R&D Week, a continental forum on domestic resource mobilization for health research and development (R&D) in Africa. Register here
Under the umbrella of SAHTAC and Campaigning for Cancer a first regional Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi)-endorsed workshop was held on October 26, 2022, in Johannesburg. It was co-hosted by the HTAi’s Public and Citizen Involvement working group. The workshop focused on patient and public involvement (PPI) in HTA or healthcare decision making in Southern...
