COVID-19 - The Aurum Institute

KAB study finds high COVID-19 awareness

As South Africa experiences a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases, the Aurum Institute has released findings of a research study on the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors which could be driving the ...
Trial of potential COVID-19 treatment begins in SA

This article was originally written by Tamar Khan for Business Day on August 24. Scientists at Cape Town’s Groote Schuur Hospital have begun enrolling volunteers in a phase 3 trial investigatin...
Clinical trials at Aurum

The Aurum Institute's Clinical Research Division is preparing to start several COVID-19 trials. Professor Vinodh Edward, Regional Chief Operating Officer: Health Research, explains why clinical tria...
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...
Prevention has to be a priority for all diseases, not just the pandemic of the moment

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Aurum Launches Covid-19 Trials in Tembisa

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COVID-19: Women on the frontline

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Coronavirus vaccine: How will poorer countries get a fair shot?

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World Aids Day 2020: Gains against HIV should not be derailed by COVID-19

Let us not lose sight of HIV in the face of COVID-19. This was the World AIDS Day message from Professor Dave Clark, Group Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer: Southern Africa at the...
The Aurum Institute and IAS to Present the Inaugural Gita Ramjee Prize at HIVR4P // Virtual

Johannesburg, 25 January 2021- The Aurum Institute, in collaboration with the International AIDS Society (IAS), will present the inaugural Gita Ramjee Prize at the upcoming HIV Research for Prevention...
New publication: BCG vaccination and COVID morbidity and mortality

Lucy Chimoyi In 2020, in the absence of therapeutic interventions to control COVID-19 spread, and a seemingly higher COVID-19 burden in many developed countries, many researchers investigated the ass...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
How Aurum's Communications Director Kanya Ndaki overcame her vaccine fears

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South Africa must heed the lessons learnt from the Covid-19 pandemic on health research and development

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Innova CEO takes COVID-19 vaccinations to his home province

Bandile Mathandela, CEO of Aurum Innova says there is a sense of pride in bringing lifesaving COVID-19 vaccinations to the people of the Eastern Cape, not only because it is his home province, but als...
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...