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10.5 Programme 5: Research Translation into policy and practice to improve health
Purpose: To contribute to building public and policymaker understanding of health, drivers of ill-health,
and practice, interventions and technologies that can prevent ill-health and strengthen health services
and encouraging use of research evidence in policymaker, practitioner and public decision-making.

Table 25. Programme 5 - Outcomes, Outputs, Performance Indicators and Targets

ANNUAL TARGETS
ESTIMATED ESTIMATED
AUDITED/ACTUAL PERFOR- PERFORMANCE MTEF
OUTCOME OUTPUTS OUTPUT INDICATOR PERFORMANCE MANCE PERIOD
2022/ 2023/ 2024/ 2025/ 2026/ 2027/ 2028/
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
5.1 To facilitate Policies, reports 5.1.1. Number of 120 231 304 50 50 50 50
the and guidelines policies, reports
translation that reference and guidelines that
of health SAMRC research reference SAMRC
research
research
Reports and 5.1.2. Number of 68 41 66 35 35 35 35
guidelines (co) reports and guidelines
produced by the (co)produced by the
SAMRC intramu- SAMRC intramural
ral researchers researchers
SAMRC research- 5.1.3. Number 205 202 266 140 140 140 140
ers and research of national or
support employ- international bodies/
ees serving on committees that
national and in- SAMRC researchers
ternational bod- and research support
ies/committees employees serve on
SAMRC sup- 5.1.4. Number 73 92 175 50 50 50 50
ported confer- of conferences,
ences, seminar, seminars, webinars
webinars and and continuing
Continuing De- development points
velopment Points workshops supported
(CPD) workshops by the SAMRC

Table 26. Programme 5 - Indicators and Quarterly Targets

ANNUAL
REPORTING TARGET
OUTPUT INDICATORS FREQUENCY (2026/27) QUARTERLY TARGETS 2026/27
1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th
5.1.1 Number of policies, reports and guidelines Bi-annually 50 N/A 20 N/A 30
that reference SAMRC research
5.1.2 Number of reports and guidelines (co) Bi-annually 35 N/A 15 N/A 20
produced by the SAMRC intramural
researchers
5.1.3 Number of national or international Annually 140 N/A N/A N/A 140
bodies/committees that SAMRC
researchers and research support
employees serve on
5.1.4 Number of conferences, seminars, Annually 50 N/A N/A N/A 50
webinars and Continuing Development
Points workshops supported by the SAMRC

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