South African Medical Association (SAMA)
The South African Medical Association (SAMA) was established in 1927 and became known, as it is today, through the unification of a variety of doctors’ groups on 21 May 1998 that had represented a diversity of interests. SAMA is a non-statutory, professional association for public and private sector medical practitioners, existing to serve the best interests and needs of its members in healthcare-related matters, for the health of the nation