Southern African HIV Clinicians Society (SAHCS)

The Southern African HIV Clinicians Society (SAHCS) is a membership organisation of over 3 000 health care workers with an interest in HIV. SAHCS’s mission is to promote evidence-based, quality HIV healthcare in Southern Africa.

SAHCS is a non-profit company (NPC) and is governed by a eleven-member Board of Directors, all of whom serve a two-year term. The current Board is led by elected President, Prof. Yunus Moosa and elected Deputy President, Dr Francesca Conradie.

SAHCS has one committee, the Child and Adolescent Committee, which is governed by a six member leadership group. The purpose of the committee is to advance best practice HIV prevention, care and treatment services for children and adolescents.

SAHCS’s membership includes doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health care professionals working in the field of HIV. Members of SAHCS are amongst the most respected and influential HIV clinicians and policy makers within Southern Africa and hold prestigious positions within academic, public and private organisations in the field of HIV in the region.

Vision:
To ensure the end of HIV through quality comprehensive, evidence-based education, training and clinical advocacy for healthcare workers.

Mission:
To strengthen and support quality comprehensive, evidence-based HIV healthcare in Southern Africa.

Values:
• Guardian: They strive for clinical excellence through promoting respect for humanity, equality ethical and evidence-based practice.
• Responsible: They seek to enhance the credibility of Southern African healthcare by adhering to the principles of good governance, accountability and transparency.
• Selfless & Co-operative: They aim to enhance healthcare access and build healthcare providers' capacity by establishing supportive, inclusive, and empathetic relationships within the healthcare community.
• Pioneering and Self-empowering: through mutual empowerment, independent and courageous advocacy, and the pioneering of new discoveries they endeavor to do great things to advance quality HIV/TB care in their region.