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AURUM INSTITUTE SOUTH AFRICA WINS TOP RESEARCH AWARD
7 September 2007
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At a gala event held at London's Gibson Hall last night, the Aurum Institute for Health Research (Aurum), a Proudly South African independent research organisation, won a prestigious international award for good clinical practice in clinical research. The 2007 inaugural GCPj Awards were developed by The Good Clinical Practice Journal to recognise excellence in the clinical trials industry.
The award was made for the Thibela TB study being conducted by Aurum into new strategies for the prevention of tuberculosis in gold miners. The organisation received the award in the category: Most Innovative Patient Recruitment Strategy. Aurum was also a runner up in the category of Clinical Research Programme which Best Promoted Access to Medicine.
Receiving the award on behalf of the organisation, Aurum's CEO Prof Gavin Churchyard said: "Just to have been nominated for these awards is an honour, but to have actually won an award in such prestigious company is fantastic! We are really pleased and grateful to the GCPj for recognising our work in this way."
"This award is a tribute to the unique community ownership of the Thibela study by all the stakeholders in this ambitious project: the National Union of Mineworkers, mine management, the Mine Health and Safety Council, Aurum's Thibela TB leadership and team, and the thousands of mineworkers taking part", commented Dr Dave Clark, Aurum's Executive Director of Operations. "We look forward to the day when TB is eradicated from South African communities through approaches based on the Thibela TB study results", said Clark.
At the same event in London, the award for the Most Successful Global Clinical Trial was won by Pfizer Global Research and Development, whilst Novartis Pharma AG was adjudged the Best Clinical Research Team.
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About the Aurum Institute for Health Research
Aurum is an internationally recognised, specialist research and health systems management organisation, focused on TB and HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care. It is based in Johannesburg and has research and treatment sites throughout South Africa.
Contact:
For more information or to schedule interviews, contact:
Mambrie May,
Fleishman Hillard,
Johannesburg +27 11 548 2041 or +27 82 782 0985 or ;
or
Dr Dave Clark,
Aurum Institute,
Johannesburg +27 11 638 2604 or +27 82 556 5536 or .
For more information about the Aurum Institute for Health Research, see www.auruminstitute.org
For more information on the GCPj Awards, see www.gcpjawards.com
For more information on The Good Clinical Practice Journal, see www.gcpj.com
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AURUM SIGNS SUPPORT MOU WITH DCS JHB
7 February 2007
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Aurum is pleased to announce that it has concluded a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Correctional Services - Johannesburg to provide support services to the DCS - Jhb HIV/TB Programme.
The project, in cooperation with The Department of Health, seeks to usher in a new approach to HIV/AIDS and TB care in Johannesburg prison.
The parties will now develop a model for care provision to culminate in a fully accredited HIV/AIDS and TB clinic at the correctional facilities.
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