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...

Strengthening Africa’s 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 Research...

  Sakhile Khaweka is Project Manager at the Aurum Institute, a global health and research organisation. The long queues forming at Covid-19 vaccination sites are bittersweet as we look forward to rebuilding while remembering those we lost before they could get vaccinated. When infections and deaths skyrocketed the initial focus in fighting the disease was...