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The Aurum Institute’s Digital Transformation journey demonstrates how innovation can drive meaningful impact

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South Africa: Kwazulu-Natal Doing Well Compared to Other Provinces but Some Health Services Still a Challenge

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Unmasked Research-4-Health

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KwaZulu-Natal is doing well compared with other provinces, but some health services are still a challenge

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Strengthen health systems to reach epidemic control

Poorly designed health system will consistently produce sub-standard results despite our best efforts, says Lauren de Kock, Aurum Regional Director: Continuous Quality Improvement and Training. “Con...
Equalize: Addressing inequalities in HIV care for former inmates

The 2022 World Aids Day theme Equalize, urges the global community to address the inequalities which perpetuate the HIV pandemic and hold back progress in ending AIDS. It specifically prompts action f...
World Aids Day 2022: Aurum taking action, making an impact

As an organisation which is part of the response to End Aids, Aurum joined the global community in commemorating World Aids Day. In our work in HIV clinical and implementation research, we genera...
IWD 2023: Aurum Celebrates Women in Science

In order to protect women's rights and create more tolerant and equitable societies, Aurum salutes the inspiring and courageous work done by women around the globe this International Women’s Day 20...
Scientists graduate from IAVI Leadership Programme

Three Aurum scientists have graduated from the inaugural cohort of the IAVI ADVANCE Leadership Development Programme (LDP). Aurum’s Dr William Brumskine: Rustenburg Clinical Research Site Leader, ...
Passing of the Aurum Board Chair, Ms Phangisile Mtshali

The Aurum Institute announces with deep sadness the passing of Ms Phangisile Mtshali, Chairperson of The Aurum Institute Board on Wednesday, 4 January 2022. The sudden loss of our leader, colleague,...
Open letter from leading scientists and academics to President Museveni: “the science is clear – homosexuality is natural and normal”

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Africa must expand production of medical countermeasures

The Aurum Institute together with SAHTAC, the Coalition for Health Research and Development (CHReaD) and Pandemic Action Network (PAN) jointly hosted an official side event during the second Internati...
Working with traditional healers to improve TB case finding in Mozambique hands to end TB in Mozambique

More than 140 traditional healers have undergone training to help with TB case detection in Mozambique. This is part of Stop TB Partnership’s TB Reach Wave 8 project implemented by Fundação Aurum...
War against TB heightened as efforts to expand access to shorter TB prevention advances elimination

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World TB Day 2023: Aurum Ghana donates commodities to health facilities

On 24 March 2023, Ghana joined the rest of the world in observing World TB Day, a day set aside to increase public awareness of TB, highlight the suffering that the disease continues to cause, and ins...
Deputy President, Paul Mashatile announces 5th NSP at the SANAC World TB Day 2023 commemoration

South Africa celebrated world Tb Day at the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) World TB Day commemoration in Tlhabane stadium, Rustenburg under the theme “Yes, you and I can end TB” which...
Partnerships to improve health for mine workers

The Aurum Institute together with the North West Department of Health (NW DOH) and the mining sector officially launched the Tier.Net project at the Sibanye Stillwater mine in Rustenburg South Africa ...
Mycobacterium tuberculosis gene expression associated with fluoroquinolone resistance and efflux pump inhibition

van der Heijden, Y.F., Maruri, F., Blackman, A., Morrison, R., Guo, Y. and Sterling, T.R., 2023. Mycobacterium tuberculosis gene expression associated with fluoroquinolone resistance and efflux pump i...
The Aurum Institute welcomes Dr Jerry Gule as the new Board Chairperson

The Aurum Institute, a leading health impact organisation, this week announced the appointment of Dr Jerry Gule. He is the former Chairperson of the South African Employers for Disability (SAE4D), a n...
Aurum PI appointed Co-Chair for MATRIX study

The Aurum Institute is pleased to present Dr Kathryn Mngadi, Aurum Principal Investigator (PI) and Tembisa CRS Leader as a co-chair for the MATRIX-003 study. The MATRIX-003, sponsored by MATRIX, A US...