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Eaton shines a light on Aurum

A generous donation of electricity generating equipment from Eaton Africa, will help Aurum continue to provide public health services during power cuts. The energy management company handed over UPS...
Reflecting on Women’s Month in SA

Celebrating the Women Leaders of CHAPS Public health care relies on strong and transformative leadership to remain resilient and responsive to the needs of our population. In the last 10 years, w...
Aurum staff appointed to Vanderbilt University

The Aurum Institute is proud to announce that 10 senior staff members have been appointed in various adjunct positions at the Department of Medicine in the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. T...
Clinical trials at Aurum

The Aurum Institute's Clinical Research Division is preparing to start several COVID-19 trials. Professor Vinodh Edward, Regional Chief Operating Officer: Health Research, explains why clinical tria...
Pioneering Aurum training programme earns doctor a global award

Aurum’s Technical Director for Health and Pharmacy Services Dr Petra Kruger has won a Humentum Operational Excellence Award for developing the Management Development Programme (MDP), a training prog...
As'bangene campaign speaks to young people in their language

The Aurum Institute’s AS’BANGENE movement has been ‘doing the most’ since its launch in March, using engaging campaigns to reach young people to encourage and support them to make healthy life...
Aurum welcomes new board members

The Aurum Institute welcomes three new members to its Board of Directors, each bringing a wealth of expertise. Dr Jerry Gule, Yaw Peprah and Paula Fray recently joined the Aurum Board as non-executi...
As’bangane: Linking clients to Aurum’s services

Sibusiso Nkabinde has been diligently taking his antiretroviral treatment (ART) for 7 years, but with the advent of COVID-19, he found himself conflicted. “From the very beginning there were concer...
PEPFAR funds local hand washing innovation Shesha Geza

On Global Handwashing Day, we reflect on this partnership which has enabled Aurum to donate 250 Shesha Geza hand washing stations to schools and healthcare facilities in the areas we support- Ekur...
51st Union World Conference on Lung Health

The Aurum Institute is at the 51st Union World Conference on Lung Health. If you are attending the virtual conference, please join us at the sessions listed below. MEDIA INTERVIEWS AND INFORMA...
Prevention has to be a priority for all diseases, not just the pandemic of the moment

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Smart Medication Container Included in GDF product Catalog

Stop TB Partnership’s Global Drug Facility (GDF) and the Unitaid-funded Adherence Support Coalition to End TB (ASCENT project) announce the inclusion of the first digital adherence technology (DAT) ...
Coronavirus vaccine: How will poorer countries get a fair shot?

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The Aurum Institute awarded grant by NIH for Clinical Trials Unit

JOHANNESBURG, 1 DECEMBER 2020 - The Aurum Institute has been awarded a seven-year grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) to drive the scientific agendas of t...
World Aids Day 2020: Gains against HIV should not be derailed by COVID-19

Let us not lose sight of HIV in the face of COVID-19. This was the World AIDS Day message from Professor Dave Clark, Group Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer: Southern Africa at the...
The Aurum Institute and IAS to Present the Inaugural Gita Ramjee Prize at HIVR4P // Virtual

Johannesburg, 25 January 2021- The Aurum Institute, in collaboration with the International AIDS Society (IAS), will present the inaugural Gita Ramjee Prize at the upcoming HIV Research for Prevention...
Prof Geoffrey Setswe appointed as Professorial Research Fellow at UNISA

The Aurum Institute is proud to announce that Professor Geoffrey Setswe, Managing Director: Implementation Research Division (IRD), has been appointed as a Professorial Research Fellow at the Univer...
Aurum staff participate in international HIV/AIDS awareness campaign

Staff from The Aurum institute’s Rustenburg Clinical Research Site, participated in an international campaign to mark National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD). This is a US commemoration obse...
New publication: BCG vaccination and COVID morbidity and mortality

Lucy Chimoyi In 2020, in the absence of therapeutic interventions to control COVID-19 spread, and a seemingly higher COVID-19 burden in many developed countries, many researchers investigated the ass...
Aurum hosts first meeting as SAHTAC secretariat

The Aurum Institute recently hosted the annual general meeting of the South African Health Technologies Advocacy Coalition (SAHTAC), the first since it took over the secretariat role this year. Spea...