On 10 May 2022 the South African Health Technologies Coalition (SAHTAC), in collaboration with the National Department of Health, and the South African HVTN, International Partnerships of Microbicides (IPM) and Advocates for Prevention of HIV in Africa (APHA) hosted a virtual webinar titled, ‘THE DAPIVIRINE VAGINAL RING GETS SAHPRA APPROVAL – A MILESTONE FOR WOMEN’S...
Across Africa, local manufacturing and pharmaceutical companies are responding to the urgent need for locally produced medical products and technologies despite the existing regulatory challenges. We can support manufacturing capacity by expediting the establishment and operationalisation of the African Medicines Agency (AMA). In November 2021, after 15 countries signed and ratified the AMA treaty, the AMA...
While Kenya and South Africa begin to ease to Covid-19 restrictions, including mask wearing in open spaces, Nigeria is still in national disaster status with no announcement of when restrictions might be lifted. These differing approaches reflect Africa’s general uncertainty and unpredictability on how Covid-19 will evolve going forward. Despite the challenges of the past two years, the world now has...
As advocates for access to lifesaving and innovations, the South African Health Technologies Advocacy Coalition (SAHTAC) welcomes the approval of the dapivirine vaginal ring for use in South Africa. The coalition hailed the announcement by the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) as a great stride for HIV prevention and one which demonstrate the...
The South African Health Technologies Advocacy Coalition (SAHTAC) held it’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 17 and 18 February 2022 at Southern Sun Elangeni Maharani in Durban. There were 22 coalition members that attended in person and 3 attended virtually. The guest presenter, Michelle Mulder, Executive Director: Grants Innovation and Product Development, South African Medical...
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) in partnership with experts hosted an hour-long virtual webinar titled “Update on Covid-19 Therapies”, moderated by Sibusiso Hlatjwako, PATH’s Country Representative in South Africa. The webinar took place on 21 February 2022 and was attended by 181 participants including South African and regional public, policy makers, research...
The South African Health Technological Advocacy Coalition (SAHTAC) has endorsed the new proposal to drive inclusive innovation at USAID and stock the global health toolbox of the future. The Supporting Innovative Global Health Technologies (SIGHT) Fund is a GHTC policy proposal to create a new and additive source of flexible, catalytic funding at the US...
The 2021 G-FINDER report covers neglected disease R&D funding from the 2020 financial year, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report provides headline funding figures and trend analyses for global investment into research and development of new products to prevent, diagnose, control or cure neglected diseases in developing countries. All underlying data are...
We are willing and ready to lead, says Prof Gavin Churchyard in response to more funding being allocated to locally-led development organisations. Prof Churchyard, Aurum Group Chief Executive Officer, was speaking at a webinar hosted by global development organisation Humentum on how to turn the US Agency for International Development (USAID) pledge of 25% of its funding for local...
South African Health Technologies Advocacy Coalition (SAHTAC) in partnership and collaboration with The Aurum Institute, Amref Health Africa, Coalition for Health Research and Development (CHReaD) and Advocates for the Prevention of HIV in Africa (APHA) hosted a breakfast meeting on 6 December 2021 between 08:00-09:30. The event took place during the 21st Edition of the...
