Senkubuge, FlaviaMuthivhi, TshilidziMakanga, MichaelBockarie, MosesNyirenda, ThomasKirigia, Joses MuthuriKahn, MichaelLoots, GlaudinaShirinde, Joyce2019-07-042019-07-042018Senkubuge, F., Muthivhi, T., Makanga, M. et al. 2018, 'Status of South Africa’s national health research system : a 2018 update', South African Health Review, vol. 2018, no. 1, pp. 125-134.1025-1715http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70365South Africa’s pursuit of universal health coverage requires contextualised scientific knowledge to guide the development of health system-strengthening strategies. Urgent concerted action is needed to strengthen the national health research system (NHRS), with a view to generating high-quality knowledge and promoting its utilisation in population health.enHealth Systems Trust. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license.Population healthUtilisationSouth Africa (SA)Health system-strengthening strategiesNational health research system (NHRS)Article