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OVERVIEW OF PERFORMANCE

Service Delivery Environment Organisational environment

The SAMRC was established to improve people's The SAMRC was able to deliver on its mandate due
health in South Africa through research, innovation, to good governance, under the leadership of the
development, and technology transfer. The scope of Board, the Executive Management Committee and
research includes laboratory investigations, clinical the dedicated staff.
research, and public health studies.
Key policy developments
The SAMRC conduct research on South Africa’s
quadruple burden of disease: maternal, newborn and and legislative changes
child health, HIV/AIDS and TB, non-communicable SAMRC was ready to adapt to the changes in policies
diseases, and interpersonal violence. Its work is and legislation, including POPIA.
to acquire evidence-based information to inform
health policy and practice and improve the quality Progress towards
and health status of people in South Africa. achievement of institutional
The organisation is the largest local funder of health Impacts and Outcomes
research, medical diagnostics, medical devices, and The SAMRC achieved its targets set out in the
therapeutics. It is a pioneer in cutting-edge medical Strategic Plan. Most important is the role that the
innovations focusing on genomic research, the SAMRC played at the height of the COVID-19
development of novel treatment regimens, vaccine pandemic through the Sisonke Programme and
development, diagnostic tools, and developing new other projects/programmes.
drugs and devices.

The SAMRC’s overall performance is reflected under
the Institutional Programme Performance Information
section of this Part B of the annual report.

Institutional Programme Performance Information

Administer health research effectively and efficiently
GOAL
Impact Statement 1
Strengthening of corporate governance processes towards an
unqualified audit opinion from the Auditor-General

Measuring Outcomes

Baseline Five-year
Outcome Outcome indicator SP (2015-19) target
1.1 To ensure good governance, effective 1.1.1 A clean audit opinion Clean audit Clean Audit
administration and compliance with on the SAMRC from the
government regulations Auditor-General

1.2 To promote the organisation’s 1.2.1 Percentage of the government 20% 20%

administrative efficiency to maximise allocated SAMRC budget spent
the funds available for research on administration

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