SEAD’s work focuses on the following major areas:
HIV/TB
Biotechnology
Climate Change and health
Management consulting

Activities encompass:

• strategic evaluation of programmes;
• the development of new strategies for public and private sector programmes;
• an active advisory service to health programmes;
• health-related research; and,
• health systems analysis.
  

SEAD’s offering:

• organisational analysis, high-level evaluation and development of strategies;
• appropriate tools and methodologies to evaluate different types of organisations offering health-related services in South Africa;
• multidisciplinary staff and consultants with extensive, long-term expertise in HIV/AIDS, strategy development, research, biotechnology and management consulting; and,
• a team with experience in South Africa and internationally in laboratory biotechnology; regulatory body approval processes; and, the clinical trial processes required for taking novel drugs and vaccines from the laboratory to people.

SEAD’s activities are entrenched within the following values:
Service
Accountability
Respect
Integrity
Development
Excellence