Advancing Affordable Health Innovation for Africa
Improving Lives Through Research, Partnership and Patient Support
The Africa Patient Support Network (APSN) is a South African nonprofit organization dedicated to improving health outcomes across Sub-Saharan Africa through patient support, health education, ethical clinical research, and capacity strengthening.
Our mission is to help ensure that affordable, evidence-based health innovations reach the communities that need them most. We work with researchers, healthcare providers, universities, governments, and development partners to strengthen African-led research and improve access to quality healthcare.
Our Focus
Patient Support and Community Health
Health Education and Disease Awareness
Clinical Research and Innovation
Research Capacity Building
Ethics, Regulatory Science and Pharmacovigilance
Strategic Partnerships Across Africa
Our Vision
An Africa where every person has access to affordable, evidence-based healthcare and where African researchers lead innovations that improve public health.
Advancing Clinical Research in Africa
We coordinate compliant clinical trials and community-rooted patient support across Sub-Saharan Africa, adhering to strict Good Clinical Practice standards.
Connect with Our Headquarters
Reach our Johannesburg team for regulatory compliance, ethical governance, or operational partnership inquiries. All research programs proceed only after formal approvals.
Support Our Mission
Your contributions directly fund clinical capacity building, patient advocacy, and the local infrastructure required to safely develop medical innovations within Africa.
Direct Funding
Research Partnerships
Community Advocacy
Secure financial donations and research grants sustain our independent ethical oversight and patient support programs.
We partner with global universities and healthcare institutions to facilitate compliant, GCP-aligned clinical trials.
Support patient education and local outreach initiatives as a volunteer health worker in your region.
Africa Patient Support Network
African-led clinical research, community-rooted trust.
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Johannesburg HQ
+27 71 924 3027
info@apsn.org
Johannesburg, South Africa
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African-led clinical research
