Aurum has been a leading care and treatment program implementing partner under PEPFAR, funded through the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) SA since 2006.

As the prime recipient on this present grant, Aurum leads a consortium with exceptional experience and skills to implement evidence-based epidemic control activities in four priority districts in South Africa – Ekurhuleni, Bojanala, Ngaka Modiri Molema and Dr Kenneth Kaunda. Further funding is directed to support Tshwane District through Wits Reproductive Health Institute.

Our program aligns to the PEPFAR 3.0 agenda, supporting:
(1) Epidemiological priorities in the over 300 public facilities we support as well as in priority populations;
(2) Programmatic prioritisation to focus resources toward sustainably achieving the 90-90-90 targets, including TB control; and
(3) Use of real-time data to maximize service efficiency and effectiveness.

Aurum implements a program of activities to support decentralized delivery of comprehensive, integrated HIV and TB services, with robust monitoring and evaluation in the four priority districts. The aim of these implementation programs, each tailored to address gaps in epidemic control, are to
(1) Scale-up high-quality direct clinical services;
(2) Scale-up high-quality prevention services;
(3) Implement high-impact key population interventions;
(4) Drive sustainable health system strengthening;
(5) Advance integrated strategic information management and usage; and
(6) Develop and implement transition plans for sustainability.

Crucially, each implementation component of the program aligns with NDOH priorities to improve, expand and sustain epidemic control efforts in communities and health facilities by implementing:
(1) Essential, evidence-based, interventions, which includes support for developing district implementation plans, cascade analysis and implementation of a differentiated delivery of care model, to increase the prevention and treatment capacity in the DOH;
(2) Innovations in direct service delivery and technical support to maximize the effectiveness of our programs.