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.

A medium shot of an African female scientist in a bright, modern laboratory setting in Johannesburg, adjusting a microscope with soft natural window light, warm editorial photography, shallow depth of field, 35mm.
A medium shot of an African female scientist in a bright, modern laboratory setting in Johannesburg, adjusting a microscope with soft natural window light, warm editorial photography, shallow depth of field, 35mm.
Partner With Us
Clinical Excellence

African-Led Clinical Research

APSN facilitates compliant clinical trials across Sub-Saharan Africa, bridging international Good Clinical Practice standards with trusted local community engagement.

Verified Metrics

Rigorous Ethical Standards

100%

GCP compliance

15+

regional partners

12

active trials

Close-up of hands-on scientific work, an African researcher carefully pipetting a solution into a vial in a clean, professional clinical environment, bright natural daylight, authentic documentary style, 35mm.
Close-up of hands-on scientific work, an African researcher carefully pipetting a solution into a vial in a clean, professional clinical environment, bright natural daylight, authentic documentary style, 35mm.
Trial Governance

Strict Regulatory Compliance

Every investigational program we coordinate proceeds only after receiving rigorous ethics committee approvals and local regulatory authorizations. We prioritize participant safety and absolute compliance above all else.

Initiate Collaboration

Advance African Science

Collaborate with a trusted pan-African network committed to ethical clinical research, capacity building, and equitable healthcare innovations.