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Aurum supporting COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the North West

More than 12 000 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the North West province under the Sisonke implementation study with The Aurum Institute supporting the provincial government by managi...
World TB Day- TB treatments are notoriously hard to stick to: shorter regimens offer a breakthrough

This article by Prof Violet Chihota, was originally published in The Conversation Tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of illness and death around the world. In 2019, 10 million people fell ill with...
World TB Day: Let’s seize this moment to change the status quo

This article by Dr Kavindhran Velen and Professor Salome Charalambous, was originally published in Spotlight and the Daily Maverick This World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, we divert our attention momenta...
Watch: IMPAACT4TB Project 3HP rollout

We have carried Tuberculosis (TB) for far too long, we need to move away from a narrow focus on treatment in order to end TB. Despite TB being both a curable and treatable disease, millions of people...
PhD Opportunity

The International Division and Implementation Research Division at the Aurum Institute, the TB Centre and Johns Hopkins University, CHAI, Zimbabwe and KNCV Ethiopia are offering a PhD bursary to suppo...
High risk of Tuberculosis in people living with HIV

The Lancet Global Health journal reports the findings of a study of a host blood test that can find those at high risk of tuberculosis in people living with HIV. The blood mRNA biomarker differentiate...
New study: Optimising the delivery for tuberculosis preventive treatment

The Aurum Institute is implementing a new study to assess the delivery of TB preventive treatment (TPT) in three countries, to generate critical knowledge to improve TPT uptake, implementation and ou...
After setbacks, rollout of new TB prevention pills to start in six districts

This article was originally written by Tiyese Jeranji for Spotlight on 14th April 2021. After various delays and setbacks, new, less toxic, short-course tuberculosis (TB) prevention therapy is fi...
Aurum training programme helps healthcare managers deliver quality service

The AURUM Institute has upskilled more than 800 healthcare managers through its Management Development Programme (MDP), empowering them with practical training on running facilities to ensure quality ...
Aurum launches TB Preventative Treatment rollout in Ghana

Aurum Institute Ghana, recently launched the rollout of 3HP, a new, less toxic, short-course tuberculosis (TB) prevention therapy (TPT). This is part of the IMPAACT4TB project, implemented by a cons...
New grant to provide an analysis of programmatic treatment of drug-resistant TB

Aurum Senior Researcher Dr Yuri van der Heijden, has received a 5-year grant for a study on drug-resistant TB from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Van der Heijden, holds a joint appointmen...
A people-centered approach to clinical trials

As South Africa prepares for the second phase of the Sisonke implementation study rollout, providing accurate information to the public has become critical. As one of the clinical research partners f...
Aurum celebrates its nurses

The Aurum Institute celebrated International Nurses’ Day by looking back at the oath of service each of our almost 300 nurses took at the start of their careers. Aurum nursing staff recited the Nur...
Fundação Aurum partners with Mozambican government to help end TB

Mozambique has shown its commitment to ending TB, with Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosário, attending the launch of the rollout of a new TB prevention therapy (TPT) recently. The Aurum Instit...
Aurum ready to start two new PrEP trials to prevent HIV in women

The Aurum Institute is preparing to start two clinical trials to help prevent HIV in women and girls, who are still disproportionately impacted by the diseases. Heeran Makkan, Aurum Clinical Research...
Youth Month: Diligent work earns youth three promotions

Pretty Nobuhle Sibanyoni is a testament to how The Aurum Institute’s affiliate Youth Health Africa, is bringing the South African Youth Month theme: Growing youth employment for an inclusive and tra...
Aurum supports innovative vaccination drive-through

The Aurum Institute has continued to assist in the national COVID-19 vaccination campaign, this time by supporting the innovative Gauteng Department of Health (DOH) drive-through. This follows the suc...
Mandela Day: Aurum staff inspired to help others

Aurum staff are honouring the memory of the late South African icon and statesman Nelson Mandela, by being active citizens and going beyond the call of duty with projects to help others on Mandela Day...
Aurum at 11th IAS Conference on HIV science

Aurum experts recently presented at the 11th International Aids Society (IAS) Conference, which brought together thousands of HIV professionals virtually from 18 to 21 July. On the opening day of the...
Aurum takes COVID-19 vaccinations to the people

The Aurum Institute has partnered with the Solidarity Fund to scale up vaccinations by establishing sites in easy to reach and convenient locations. Staff from Aurum and affiliates CHAPS and YHA have ...