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...

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...

Strengthening Africa’s 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...