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South African Medical Research Council

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Agency overview
Formed1969; 55 years ago (1969)
JurisdictionSouth Africa
Employees≈  718
Annual budget
  • R1.222 billion (2022/23)[1]
Agency executive
Parent departmentDepartment of Health
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Websitewww.samrc.ac.za Edit this at Wikidata
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The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) is a para-statal medical research organisation in South Africa. The current president is professor Ntobeko Ntusi.[2] The South African Medical Research Council was established in 1969 to act as an independent statutory body to co-ordinate health and medical research activities throughout South Africa.[3]

The SAMRC strives to “advance the nation’s health and quality of life and address inequity by conducting and funding relevant and responsive health research, capacity development, innovation, and research translation”.[4]

Research conducted by the SAMRC is in the fields of tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, cardiovascular diseases, non-communicable diseases, gender and health, alcohol abuse, and drug abuse.[3]

It is a member of the Innovative Vector Control Consortium.

References

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  1. ^ "SAMRC Annual Report 2022/23" (PDF).
  2. ^ Eyaaz (10 June 2024). "How Groote Schuur primed Ntobeko Ntusi to head up the SA Medical Research Council". The Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b "South African Medical Research Council- Who we are". South African Medical Research Council. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Building a healthy nation through research, innovation and transformation" (PDF). South African Medical Research Council (brochure).


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