The South Africa Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA), in collaboration with Pharmacometrics Africa and tThe Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology at the University of Witwatersrand, is pleased to announce the second cohort of graduates who successfully completed the short course for Clinical Assessors within African...
Pretoria, 15 May 2023 -The South Africa Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) acknowledges and aligns itself to the statement issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, declaring an end to the Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) for the disease caused by the...
7 February 2022 SAHPRA registered the SAHPRA registered the Comirnaty vaccine from Pfizer Laboratories Pty (Ltd) on 25 January 2022, with conditions. SAHPRA also SAHPRA registered the Covid-19 Vaccine MC Pharma on 31 January 2022, with conditions. SAHPRA is currently also evaluating a number of applications for...
Enhancing the public trust in COVID-19 vaccination: Progress and challenges in the regulation, administration and rollout of vaccines in South Africa. The race for countries to reach herd immunity continues globally. The prolonged Covid-19 pandemic has adversely affected the social and economic standing of many nations...
15 December 2020 With the advent of COVID-19, vaccine development is a critical area of need. SAHPRA has been proactive and is prepared for the vaccine registration process. The readiness programme includes the establishment of a specialised working group, the COVID-19 Vaccine Registration Working Group (CVr...
SAHPRA and B4SA under the Pharmaceutical and Vaccines working stream are collaborating on providing industry with regulatory guidance to ensuring essential Covid-19 related medicines supply in both the public and private sector are well managed in a clear and transparent manner. To this end, the regulatory...
