South African Medical Research Council

South African Medical Research Council

Agency overview
Formed	1969;56 years ago (1969)
Jurisdiction	South Africa
Employees	≈  718
Annual budget	R1.222 billion (2022/23) [1]
Agency executive	Professor Ntobeko Ntusi, President and CEO
Parent department	Department of Health
Key document	South African Medical Research Council Act 58, 1991
Website	www.samrc.ac.za
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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

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. "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).