Who We Are
The Medical Education Network (MedED) is an independent South African medical education company. Active in medical education since 2008, we exist to do something no other platform in the region does: take the world’s best clinical evidence and make it genuinely relevant to the realities of African practice.
We don’t compete with scientific journals, CPD platforms, or healthcare news sites. We occupy a distinct space — bridging international evidence and local practice for specialist practitioners who need content that speaks to their world.
Our Vision
To advance the science and practice of medicine across Africa by becoming the preferred provider of scientifically robust, clinically relevant education — addressing unmet healthcare needs and empowering practitioners to deliver exceptional care.
Our Mission
To deliver educational content that addresses the unmet clinical needs and unique healthcare challenges of the African context — promoting ethical, transparent scientific reporting and contributing to better outcomes through evidence that is not just sound, but actionable.
Our Two Pillars
Everything we do flows from two distinct but complementary pillars — both guided by the same commitment to scientific rigour and African relevance.
What Makes Us Different
Who We Serve
Our community is specialist healthcare practitioners working in sub-Saharan Africa — and the context in which they practise matters enormously.
Africa carries a disproportionate share of the global disease burden. Specialist practitioners here face clinical realities that international literature rarely addresses directly: resource-constrained environments, dual disease burdens, unique epidemiological profiles, and the challenge of adapting gold-standard protocols developed in high-income settings to conditions that demand different thinking.
Our readers are specialist healthcare practitioners who:
Why This Matters
A cardiologist in Johannesburg, a radiologist in Windhoek, or a paediatrician in Gaborone should not have to mentally translate every piece of international evidence to make it useful in their practice. That translation — done rigorously, respectfully, and with scientific integrity — is our job.
Specialties We Cover
With over 9,700 active email subscribers and a reach across South and sub-Saharan Africa.
Our Promise
Whether you are reading one of our clinical publications or participating in a MedED programme, you can rely on the following.
“This is not ‘international evidence dumbed down for Africa.’ This is international evidence made actionable for African practice — which requires more sophistication, not less.”
Editorial Independence
At MedED, editorial independence isn’t just a principle — it’s the cornerstone of trust with our community.
Being 100% independent publishers means we’re unwaveringly committed to content that prioritises clinical relevance, scientific rigour, and the practical needs of our audience. While we collaborate with partners who support our programs, every piece of content strictly adheres to ethical guidelines and editorial standards without compromise.
Our independence empowers us to focus exclusively on what healthcare professionals and their patients need — not what commercial interests want us to say.
Our Team
We operate with a lean, agile structure supported by a network of experts from medical, pharmaceutical, and journalistic backgrounds built over 20 years in business. This allows us to assemble the most suitable resources for each project while maintaining cost efficiency and rapid response to evolving needs.
Our commitment to scientifically robust, relevant content remains unwavering. By collaborating with specialists who understand both clinical science and the continent’s needs, we ensure our materials are accurate, practical, and directly applicable to real-world challenges.
The Medical Education Network is registered as a South African closed corporation. Registration and tax details available on request.
Our Expertise Spans
20+ years building networks across medicine, science and healthcare publishing in sub-Saharan Africa.
When you engage with MedED, you’re partnering with a platform that values
integrity, professionalism, and the unwavering pursuit of excellence in medical education.
