International - The Aurum Institute

How Aurum's Communications Director Kanya Ndaki overcame her vaccine fears

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Call to action for an invigorated drive to scale up TB prevention

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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 ...
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...
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...
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 ...
Concern as TB Preventative Treatment Declines

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Ascent South Africa initiates TB community outreach activities

ASCENT South Africa recently held a campaign in the busy Tshwane’s inner city “Marabastad”, aimed at tuberculosis (TB) case finding and community education on the use of digital adherence techn...
New study to find and treat TB cases earlier, begins

The first participants have been enrolled in a new Tuberculosis (TB) study aimed at saving lives by increasing early detection and treatment initiation through universal testing. The Community and Un...
Q&A: Locally led leadership key to global health solutions

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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...
Locally-led development: We are willing and ready

We are willing and ready to lead, says Prof Gavin Churchyard in response to more funding being allocated to locally-led development organisations. Prof Churchyard, Aurum Group Chief Executive Officer...
IndyGeneUS, Global Health Innovations, Aurum Institute Partner for Large-Scale Sequencing

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Locally-Led: Operationalizing USAID’s New Vision

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The Aurum Institute World TB Day Press Release

JOHANESBURG (24 MARCH 2022) Today, on World Tuberculosis Day, The Aurum Institute acknowledges the progress made and the challenges that lie ahead in efforts to end tuberculosis (TB). While COVID-19 h...
Webinar: Invest to find TB to End TB

Prompt diagnosis and treatment of TB are essential to achieving the End TB strategy goal of a world free of TB by 2035. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on our lives, more so in TB whe...
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...
Aurum scientist appointed to new journal editorial board

Aurum Scientist Lucy Chimoyi has been appointed to the editorial board of the new PLOS Global Public Health Journal which is aimed at charting a new path towards equity, diversity, and inclusion in gl...
New appointments strengthen Aurum/Vanderbilt partnership

The partnership between Aurum and Vanderbilt University has been strengthened with the appointment of four researchers. Professors Salome Charalambous and Vinodh Edward, as well as Drs Mandla Mlotshw...
mRNA HIV Vaccine Development Programme launches in Africa

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