Why Aurum?
African Thought Leadership
Leading local partner in Africa and local policy and science thought leaders
Science and public health integration
Generate evidence for policy and translates policy into practice
Innovation
Continuously drive tangible progress with technological tools
Deliver excellence
Delivering excellence in all grants and programmes
Evidence to Policy.
Policy to Practice
Clinical
Research
- Basic science
- Multi-sites clinical trials (drugs, vaccines, regimens)
- Biorepository
- Clinical laboratory
Implementation
Research
- Epidemology & geomapping
- Real world evidence
- Biorepository
- Multi-site implementation studies
Health System
Strengthening
- Quality improvement
- System improvement
- Health information system
- Market shaping
Health
Implementation
- Major development intervention programmes
- Targeted intervention projects
- Technical assistance
- Infrastructure development
Our Mission
Aurum generates evidence for policy and translates policy into practice.
Aurum News
Aurum's OP Team Showcases Best Practices at PHASA 2025
The annual Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA) Conference took place from 6–9 April in Worcester, convening public health
Aurum Showcases Innovation at Global Summit on AI
Aurum joined leading voices at the Global Summit on AI in Africa 2025 and the Gates Foundation AI Grand Challenges
The Aurum Institute Calls for Sustained Investment to Ensure Progress in TB Care
For over two decades, Aurum, as an African-led organisation, has been at the forefront of the TB response, driving research
World TB Day 2025: Mothers and Children at the Heart of TB Prevention
When Cyprion Mpume Makhanya learned about the DOLPHIN Moms clinical trial, she was pregnant with her daughter and fearful of
Our Impact.
Leading TBHIVPrevention & Treatment
1 500 000
Screened for TB
15 046 871
People tested for HIV
412 702
COVID vaccines administered to date
Over 13 million
Patient courses of
rifapentine - based TB preventive treatments purchased across
78 countries
