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Africa: Treating TB Contacts 'Saves Money' - Study

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Aurum Institute Ghana Receives Grand Challenges Grant For Catalyzing Equitable Artificial Intelligence (AI) Use

Aurum Institute Ghana announced this week that it is a winner of a Grand Challenges grant – an initiative fostering innovation to solve pressing global health and development problems and funded by ...
TB contact tracing helps save lives — this is how it works in SA

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The Crucial Link between HIV Initiatives and Mental Health

In the context of public health, addressing HIV/AIDS requires multifaceted approaches that go beyond physical well-being; successful interventions must encompass the mental health of individuals and c...
Africans secured 60% of the Gates Foundation’s $5M fund for health-focused AI projects

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Pharma Giant’s TB Drug Decision Welcomed, But Not All Developing Countries Benefit

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AI-Powered Decision Support for Antibiotic Prescribing (DS4AP) Dataset Development Workshop

The two-day AI-Powered Decision Support for Antibiotic Prescribing (DS4AP) Dataset Development Workshop held in Accra brought together various experts including clinicians, allied health professionals...
Lancet Commission Calls for Renewed Global Response on TB

As the United Nations High-Level Meeting (UNHLM) on TB approaches, a new report from the Lancet Commission on tuberculosis releases recommendations, providing a path forward to turn the tide on this p...
Aurum Group CSO speaks at 9th Science Summit

Prof Salome Charaloumbous, Aurum Chief Science Officer participated in two sessions as a panelist at the 9th edition of the Science Summit around the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78) in N...
Fundação Aurum pharmacist passionate about his profession

As we celebrate Pharmacy Month and World Pharmacists Day 2023, we shine a spotlight on the contributions made by Fundação Aurum Pharmacist Daniel Cueteia within the communities of Maputo City, Moza...
NRF awards SA’s top researchers, scientists for 2023

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Pretoria North’s Health and Social Outreach Event Hosted by Metro

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PanTB-HM Clinical Trial Begins Recruitment in South Africa

The panTB-HM clinical trial has begun patient recruitment in South Africa, with first patient dosed on 28 July 2023. This trial is a historic milestone in the quest to revolutionise tuberculosis (TB) ...
Aurum participates in PHASA 2023

Centered around the theme " Transforming Research Translation-Reimagining Public Health Evidence, Policies, and Practice”, Public Health Association of South Africa conference (PHASA) looked to enga...
The Aurum Institute mourns the passing of Prof. Hoosen 'Jerry' Coovadia

Prof Hoosen Jerry Coovadia, a top paediatrician, leading scientist, health policy innovator, and anti-apartheid activist has passed away at the age of 83 at his home in Durban. Prof. Coovadia became...
KZN’s Dr Cele reflects on the joy of his Covid-19 milestone

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What's behind the debate to re-authorize PEPFAR, the widely hailed anti-HIV effort?

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US Aids fund: What is the Pepfar fight and what does it mean for Africa?

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Innovations in Global Healthcare: Aurum's Contributions at the GCAM 2023

The 2023 Grand Challenges Annual Meeting (GCAM), with its central theme of "Science Saves Lives," took place in Dakar, Senegal from October 8 to 11, 2023. This event marked the 20th anniversary of GCA...
DEIB Launch: People at the heart of our strategy

The Aurum Institute officially launched the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) initiative with the aim of building and maintaining an inclusive and diverse organisational structure tha...