Allied Health Professions Council of South Africa (AHPCSA)
Public Entity · Social Services · reports to Department of Health (DoH)
The Allied Health Professions Council of South Africa regulates complementary and allied health professions. It operates under the Allied Health Professions Act, 1982 (Act No. 63 of 1982).
It registers practitioners in professions including chiropractic, homeopathy, naturopathy, osteopathy, phytotherapy, therapeutic aromatherapy, therapeutic massage therapy, therapeutic reflexology, Ayurveda, Chinese medicine and acupuncture, and Unani-Tibb.
Its statutory objective is to protect the public by ensuring that only practitioners who meet prescribed education and training standards may register and practise in these fields. It accredits training programmes, maintains the registers, sets ethical rules and exercises disciplinary jurisdiction. It reports to the Department of Health.
Audit record, 5 years
Financial highlights, 2024/25
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Leadership, 18 listed
- Chairperson
- Prof C Yelverton
- Deputy Chairperson
- Dr W Ericksen-Pereira
- Council Members
- Dr D Carpenter Dr J Dawson Dr J Gilbert Ms Nalini Maharaj Ms M Marais Dr Y Mayet Mr Fhatuwani Mbedzi Ms Nomagugu Mokoape Prof Ditaba Mphuthi Dr L Naicker Prof Lulama Qalinge Prof R Razlog Ms M Roux Dr Johan Smit Dr Catherine van Dorsten
- Registrar
- Ms Esther Pillay-Naidoo
Description written for this directory from the entity’s own published sources: ahpcsa.co.za, www.gov.za