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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...
Strengthening the Mentorship and Leadership Capacity of HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis Researchers in South Africa

Desai, M.M., Göç, N., Chirwa, T., Manderson, L., Charalambous, S., Curry, L.A. and Linnander, E., 2021. Strengthening the Mentorship and Leadership Capacity of HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis Researchers ...
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...
OPINION | South Africa mRNA technology hub gives hope to Africa

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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 ...
Aurum research works towards youth friendly health services

Aurum recently completed a research study aimed at ultimately establishing youth friendly sexual and reproductive health services. The study evaluated the feasibility of enrolling adolescents and a...
Shorter weekly course of rifapentine-isoniazid associated with much higher treatment completion rates compared to longer daily course

A randomized trial found that treatment completion was higher among HIV-positive persons who were assigned a shorter course of rifapentine-isoniazid therapy to prevent tuberculosis disease compared to...
Concern as TB Preventative Treatment Declines

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Aurum Group reaches milestone of 20 000 COVID-19 vaccinations administered

The Aurum Group has administered more than 20 000 COVID-19 vaccinations in just over a month, with the number of people getting their shots increasing daily. “We continue to pick up momentum and t...
Dablapmeds: A convenient shortcut to medication collection

The Aurum Institute continues to bring patient-centred healthcare solutions, this time, supporting the Department of Health Dablapmeds initiative. Dablap is a colloquial term for shortcut and is the n...
Q&A: Locally led leadership key to global health solutions

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The Aurum Institute at the 52nd Union World Conference on Lung Health

Aurum has extensive experience in TB research, specifically TB treatment clinical trials, TB prevention trials with vaccines, preventive therapy, epidemiological studies, implementation research an...
Advice to Government: SA can get through the Covid-19 maze ahead of the festive season – here’s how

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Opt4TPT South Africa study team recruits and enrols participants

On 16 September 2021, the Opt4TPT study team in South Africa implemented by The Aurum Institute, started enrolling patients visiting the Chiawelo Community Health Centre (CHC) for antiretroviral the...