Patient safety resonates with SAHPRA’s mission of ensuring that the public is protected by registering and regulating all health products so that they comply with SAHPRA’s pillars of safety, quality, efficacy and performance. This involves ensuring that stringent regulatory requirements are followed before any health product is made...
Pretoria, 12 September 2022 - On the 04th of August 2022, SAHPRA issued a media statement relating to the first fatal case of GBS following vaccination with COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen. Recently, SAHPRA has been informed of a second fatal case of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) following...
KwaZulu-Natal, 12 September 2022 – SAHPRA is planning on visiting universities that offer studies relating to pharmacy and medicines. These visits will create an awareness about SAHPRA to students. Its mandate and its roles and responsibilities include educating the students about the Authority’s programmes. There will...
Pretoria, 26 August 2022 – Representatives of the GHPP-PharmTrain Project, part of Germany’s Federal Ministry of Health and located at the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM), visited the South African Health Products Authority (SAHPRA) to discuss future collaboration in capacity-building. The project...
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Johannesburg, 06 August 2022 - The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) was invited to speak at this year’s South African Association of Pharmacists in Industry (SAAPI) Conference during 03-05 August 2022 sharing vital information across core functional areas of the organisation. SAHPRA was...
04 August 2022 On 31 March 2021, SAHPRA approved the use of the COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen for individuals 18 years of age and older as a single primary vaccination dose. COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen was later approved as a single booster dose given at least two months...
Pretoria, 22 July 2022 - SAHPRA CEO, Dr Boitumelo Semete-Makokotlela, clinched a Management Award at last night's 24th National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) Awards, that recognises outstanding contributions to science, engineering and technology (SET), and innovation. According to NSTF, Dr Semete-Makokotlela earned her accolade as...
21 July 2022 Johannesburg – The Radiation Control Unit of the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) delivered an informative Compliance Workshop at the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) on Thursday, 21 July 2022. Radiation Control Manager, Kgomotso Tlhapi, led the workshop during the first...
Embargo: Immediate release Pretoria, 20 July 2022 – The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has noted the numerous media articles on the statement made by Minister Sisulu, having secured medicine for the late Jessie Duarte. To this effect, SAHPRA is looking into the reports...
