For the Fiscal Years 2025/26 - 2029/30

The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) provides leadership in health research in South Africa and beyond.

For Years 2025/2026

The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) 2025/26 Annual Performance Plan (APP) is drawn from the 2025/26 – 2029/30 Strategic Plan.

The ability to preserve time can be attributed to a number of things, matters that are within our control and those things we cannot control.

Created by the South African state in 1969 as the country’s premier institution to conduct medical research, the South African Medical Research Council  has met this objective while at the sam

Advancing Life, the SAMRC’s external newsletter, aims to share with stakeholders organisational news, achievements and highlights and the positive impact the SAMRC has on the lives of people living

The SAMRC was established in 1969 and is dedicated to improving the health of people in South Africa, through research, innovation, development, and technology transfer.

The mandate of the SAMRC is legislated in terms of the Medical Research Act, 1991 (Act No. 58 of 1991) (“the SAMRC Act”).

The mandate of the SAMRC is legislated in terms of the Medical Research Act, 1991 (Act No. 58 of 1991) (“the SAMRC Act”).