Public Health - The Aurum Institute

It's time to End TB

In recognition of World TB Day and for the rest of TB Month, Aurum is highlighting some of its staff working to End TB. ...
The Aurum Institute on KasieFM 97.1

The Aurum Institute's Dr Arabang Letebele and Nobuntu Nokwali appeared on Ekurhuleni community radio station Kasie FM97.1 this morning to talk about the importance of getting tested for HIV. ...
Engaging Adolescents in HIV Prevention Research in South Africa

By Ireen Mosweu, Community Engagement Officer, The Aurum Institute Clinical Research Division in Rustenburg, South Africa.This article was featured in IAVI newsletter VOICES, which was a special editi...
Preventing TB: a big drug price cut paves the way for global scale-up

This article was published in The Conversation on 13 January 2020. Lengthy negotiations ended in good news recently when the price of rifapentine, a lifesaving antibiotic, was marked down by 66% by i...
South Africans should mobilise to support the NHI

This article was published in The Conversation on 13 January 2020. Lengthy negotiations ended in good news recently when the price of rifapentine, a lifesaving antibiotic, was marked down by 66% by i...
South Africa under 21-day COVID-19 lockdown

Youth African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared the Coronavirus pandemic a disaster and subsequently called for a national lockdown from midnight on Thursday. This after a rapid increase in the numbe...
Faith in training and experience helps Aurum nurse conquer COVID-19 fears

Aurum nurses Faith Majola, Marcia Roberts, Nokuthula Malinga and Lerato Matlala Life in the time of COVID-19 is very different for many people. For Faith Majola, it has meant enduring the lockdown a...
Shesha-Geza handwash innovation

Hand washing remains one of the most effective infection control methods and since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, making soap and water or sanitiser readily available, has become life-saving. ...
CDC's Dr Romel Lacson visits Goba clinic

CDC South Africa Acting Country Director, Dr Romel Lacson visited the Goba Clinic in Ekurhuleni to show solidarity and offer encouragement to frontline health workers. Lacson thanked Aurum for its co...
Aurum receives PPE donation from MANCOSA

The Aurum Institute was recently the recipient of lifesaving personal protective equipment (PPE) donated by private higher education institution MANCOSA. MANCOSA responded to Aurum’s call for do...
Aurum delivers life-saving medication to homes

Hundreds of people are receiving life-saving chronic medication while staying at home and safe during the COVID-19 lockdown, thanks to Aurum’s innovative home delivery project. Aurum is one of a fe...
My COVID-19 scare: Nursing in the time of Coronavirus

Aurum nurse Sthandwa Mdlalose works at a Gauteng clinic where a fellow health worker tested positive for COVID-19. Sthandwa was in direct contact with her and was therefore at risk of contracting Cor...
Celebrating women in science this IWD

In recognition of International Women’s Day, Aurum celebrates some of its leading UNESCO data states, less than 30% of the world’s researchers are women. Not a single country can claim to have...
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...
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...
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...
Previously unemployed graduate now part of team finding solutions in Covid-19 fight

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Global Hand Washing Day

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