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24 Jun Webinar on Import Authorisation Requirements for Health Products Importers

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The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) invites you to a webinar on the Introduction of Import Authorisation Requirements for Health Products Importers. As part of aligning with WHO Global Benchmarking Tool (GBT) Maturity Level 3 (ML3), the NRA will introduce a mandatory Import Authorisation System for all health...

03 Jun SAHPRA strengthens industry collaboration to improve access to safe medicines

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Pretoria, 03 June 2026 – The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) convened its quarterly stakeholder engagement session with “captains of industry” in Johannesburg on 14 May 2026. The meeting forms part of a structured programme of quarterly engagements that SAHPRA has maintained since...

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10 Jun SAHPRA undergoes training to strengthen its regulatory capabilities

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04 June 2025 - The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) recently visited the Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA) at their Cairo Offices for an intensive training programme to capacitate the Regulator on how to achieve recognition for the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Benchmarking...

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05 Feb Landmark agreement among Africa’s leading National Medicines Regulatory Authorities to foster collaboration

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Cairo, Egypt, 4 February 2025: The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and African Union Development Agency – New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA-NEPAD) are proud to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) among Africa’s WHO Maturity Level 3...

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04 Feb South Africa-WHO gears up to map way forward to fight substandard and falsified medical products

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Pretoria - The leading agencies, the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) and the National Department of Health (NDoH) with identified key stakeholders for the National Action Plan (NAP) are in a three-day workshop this week (4-6 February 2025) to pilot the World Health...

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07 Nov SAHPRA encourages the safe use of medicines and reporting of suspected side effects this #MedSafetyWeek

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Pretoria, 07 November 2024 – The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) encourages members of the public to always report any suspected side effects they may experience from taking medicines, vaccines and/or using medical devices, to help make medicines safer for everyone. While humanity...

04 Nov SAHPRA-WHO Webinar | Implementation of National Action Plan for fighting SF Medical Products

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The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), recently hosted a webinar to introduce the WHO Pilot on the Implementation of the National Action Plan for combating substandard and falsified (SF) medical products in South Africa. The event...

13 Nov Good Regulatory Practices and Technical Competencies

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This workshop will provide an exchange of information and capacity building between the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority, SAPHRA and partner reference NRAs including the WHO, USFDA, TGA, HSA, ANVISA, covering the core international references for medical device regulatory. The workshop objective is to...

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15 May SAHPRA perspectives on Coronavirus SARS-COV-2

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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...

23 Feb SAHPRA hosts Regional QMS Technical Working Group Workshop

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Pretoria, 23 February 2023 - The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) hosted the Regional Quality Management Systems (QMS) Technical Working Group Workshop during 20 - 23 February 2023 at Protea Hotel – OR Tambo Airport. The participating countries included: Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho,...

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