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Youth Drive 4 Health Mafikeng

#YouthDrive4Health is not just an event, it is a mass movement to create a healthy South Africa through empowering youth to know their status. ...
13 November- marks the second year of Aurum Ghana’s existence

During these two years the Aurum Ghana team has contributed to our overall success. We thank you all for your enthusiasm, dedication and diligence. Congratulations ...
VOA News Health Chat (Audio Clip)

The Aurum Institute's Gavin Churchyard (Aurum Group Chief Executive Officer & Chairman: Technical Expert Group) speaks to VOA News. Health Chat is a live call-in program that addresses health iss...
Innova CEO takes COVID-19 vaccinations to his home province

Bandile Mathandela, CEO of Aurum Innova says there is a sense of pride in bringing lifesaving COVID-19 vaccinations to the people of the Eastern Cape, not only because it is his home province, but als...
Aurum welcomes new board chairperson

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Dr Paul Davis retires as Aurum Chairperson

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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...
IMPAACT4TB Project statement responding to the WHO Global TB Report 2021

IMPAACT4TB Welcomes Gains in TB Prevention Among People Living With HIV, But Calls for Urgent Action to Address TB Prevention Deficits Among Children and Household Contacts of People Affected by TB ...
FIND and Unitaid invest US$ 50 million to speed lifesaving testing and treatment solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic’s frontlines

Geneva, 9 November 2021 – FIND, Unitaid, and partners are joining forces to quickly deliver new end-to-end strategies that will accelerate and enhance improved access to diagnostics and treatment, ...
Meet our new Group Chief Financial Officer Arshad Hassim

Aurum welcomes Mr Arshad Hassim who recently joined us as the Group Chief Financial Officer and an executive director and board member. A a registered Chartered Accountant, he brings over 20 years...
Q&A: Locally led leadership key to global health solutions

This article was originally published in Devex on 15 November 2021 It’s time for low-income countries on the African continent and elsewhere to stand up and take on leadership in finding globa...
TB prevention must be a priority during COVID-19

Members in Action highlights the many areas of work that our members are championing to ensure a better future in lung health. From our Regions, Scientific Sections and member working groups, to the ...
Aurum at 21st ICASA

Aurum was at the 21st International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) in Africa (ICASA). This year themed; The race to 2030 – Evidence. Scale Up. Accelerate, the conferen...
KAB study finds high COVID-19 awareness

As South Africa experiences a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases, the Aurum Institute has released findings of a research study on the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors which could be driving the ...
Aurum at Forum on Microbial Threats workshop

Aurum Group CEO Prof Gavin Churchyard presented at the Forum on Microbial Threats workshop recently. The Forum which is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, brought...
New collaboration to research COVID-19 vaccine strategies for people living with or without HIV

Johannesburg/New York City/Oslo. 19 July 2022: The Aurum Institute, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the Human Vaccines Project are partnering to deliver an important Afr...
Aurum Annual Report 2021

Aurum Board Chairperson Ms Phangisile Mtshali characterises 2021 as a year of adapting and building resilience. She writes in the Aurum Annual Report 2021, that the organisation had to pivot and seiz...
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...
Press Statement: Global Consortium welcomes reduced price for patient-friendly treatment to prevent tuberculosis

The Aurum Institute and its partners also announce the launch of the next phase of work to improve access to shorter TB prevention treatments for children and pregnant women Johannesburg, 3 Aug...
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...