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Southern African Laboratory Diagnostics Association (SALDA)

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The Southern African Laboratory Diagnostics Association is a body that represents laboratory medicine in Southern Africa and is a unified voice around IVD’s and a collaboration of multinational and local companies who distribute,supply and manufacture In Vitro Diagnostic tests. IVDs contribute to more than 70% of all medical diagnosis and can be used to decrease overall healthcare costs. We believe that broader access to innovative diagnostic tools will drive and support the healthcare paradigm. Our association aims to lead and highlight the relevance and impact of IVD, influence patient lives and wellbeing, improve access, and propel the market within Southern Africa. We actively engage with necessary stakeholders, public, private, advocacy, patient groups about the value industry brings to patients.

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South African Humanities Deans’ Association (SAHUDA)

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The South African Humanities Deans Association (SAHUDA) is established by resolution of the Deans of Faculties of Humanities (or equivalent faculties). This proposal emerges from two gatherings of Deans (or their representatives) at the University of Johannesburg, on 26-27 February 2009, and 5-6 November 2010. SAHUDA is deemed to be the duly constituted and authorised body representing its members. The current Dean or Deputy Dean of each Faculty of Humanities at every public university in South Africa is a member of SAHUDA and is entitled to participate.

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South African Vaccination and Immunisation Centre (SAVIC)

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The SA Vaccination and Immunisation Centre (SAVIC) was established in 2003 at the Medical University of Southern Africa (now the Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University [SMU]), as a network of partners in the field of vaccination and immunisation with the overall aim of supporting immunisation services.

SAVIC is a public-private academic partnership between the National Department of Health (NDoH), the vaccine industry, academic institutions and other stakeholders. SAVIC’s activities are undertaken in close collaboration with the NDoH and the WHO, thereby ensuring that all training of HCWs follows national and WHO guidelines.

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Southern African Hypertension Society (SAHS)

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Founded in 1977, the SA Hypertension Society promotes the common interests of the members of the Society, being persons and organisations concerned with the study and treatment of hypertension. The Society is committed to the maintenance of the highest professional and ethical standards in clinical practice and research and in all its affairs and activities. The Society strongly endorses internationally recognised human rights standards, particularly in medical practice and research as set out in the Declaration of Tokyo, 1975 and the Declaration of Helsinki, 2008. The Society is opposed to all forms of discrimination on the grounds of nationality, race, religion or sex. The Society was registered as a non-profit company in South Africa in 2002.

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Somerset West Bird Club (SWBC)

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The Somerset West Bird Club was founded over 25 years ago to encourage birding and conservation in the Helderberg. It has grown into an established organisation with two hundred local members, regular birding activities, a very successful quarterly magazine, The Batis, and links into local, regional and national programmes and organisations.

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South African Sugarcane Research Institute (SASRI)

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The South African Sugarcane Research Institute (SASRI) is a world renowned agricultural research institute that contributes to the sustainability of the local sugar industry.

Research at SASRI is clustered within four multidisciplinary programmes, namely Variety Improvement, Crop Protection, Crop Performance & Management and Systems Design & Optimisation.

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