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KEY OUTCOME KEY RISK CONTEXT KEY MITIGATION MEASURES
Programme 4: Building sustainable health research human capacity in South Africa
• To enhance the long-term Limited scarce skills capacity requires • Capacity building strategy for
sustainability of health further development of research supporting the development of
research in South Africa scientists to assist in growing the pool historically disadvantaged and under-
by providing funding and of South African HDI medical research resourced institutions research scientists
supervision support for the scientists • Scholarship and bursary programmes
career development and/or • Strategic relations with institutions for
institutional research capacity collaboration and accessing researchers
development to build clinical research capacity

Programme 5: Research translation into policy and practice to improve health
• To facilitate the translation of The risk of funding invested in • SAMRC strategic and business plans in
SAMRC research interventions not progressing into place
the next phase of development • Oversight and leadership support by
/ translation leading to missed executive team
opportunity to impact nations health • Ongoing guidance and training on
/ sub-optimally designed studies not research translation
meeting key stakeholder requirements

15. Public Entity Description

NAME OF THE CURRENT ANNUAL BUDGET
PUBLIC ENTITY MANDATE OUTCOMES (R THOUSAND)
South African Medical To improve the health of Outlined in section 7 of this 747 680 (excluding VAT)
Research Council the country’s population, Strategic Plan document
through research,
development and
technology transfer

16. Strategic Planning Processes • Review and analysis of key strategic documents
• National Treasury Framework and Guidelines
The process of developing this Strategic Plan was • United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
informed by: • SETI Review
• Department of Planning, Monitoring and • National Development Plan 2030
Evaluation Guidelines for the Development • Department of Science and Innovation Policy
of the 2025-2030 Strategic Plans and 2025/26 Documents
Annual Performance Plans • South African Demographic Health Survey
• Department of Planning, Monitoring and Consultative Workshop
Evaluation Revised Framework for Strategic • Consultation with IMUs, EMUs, ARC, CSIR,
Plans and Annual Performance Plans HSRC and other various stakeholders
• Department of Planning, Monitoring and
Evaluation Guidelines for the Implementation of
the Revised Framework for Strategic Plans and
Annual Performance Plans

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