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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. The SAMRC
conduct research on South Africa’s quadruple burden Key policy developments
of disease: maternal, newborn and child health, and legislative changes
HIV/AIDS and TB, non-communicable diseases,
and interpersonal violence. Its work is to acquire SAMRC was ready to adapt to the changes in policies
evidence-based information to inform health policy and legislation, including POPIA.
and practice and improve the quality and health
status of people in South Africa. The organisation is Progress towards
the largest local funder of health research, medical achievement of institutional
diagnostics, medical devices, and therapeutics. It is a Impacts and Outcomes
pioneer in cutting-edge medical innovations focusing
on genomic research, the development of novel The SAMRC achieved its targets set out in the
treatment regimens, vaccine development, diagnostic Strategic Plan.
tools, and developing new 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
Strengthening of corporate governance processes towards an 1
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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