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Don’t Miss This Session:How to Run an Effective Improvement Team MeetingJoin Suzette Landman, Senior Quality Improvement...
25/11/2025

Don’t Miss This Session:How to Run an Effective Improvement Team Meeting

Join Suzette Landman, Senior Quality Improvement Advisor at the Aurum Institute, as she shares practical guidance on leading productive improvement team meetings that drive real change.

With over 11 years of experience supporting the National Department of Health (South Africa) across all levels of the health system, Suzette brings deep expertise in strengthening programmes, coordinating change initiatives, and building QI capacity among healthcare workers.

Learn how to structure meetings, facilitate collaboration, and turn ideas into measurable improvements in patient care. Operation Phuthuma - OP

Register here: https://auruminstitute-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_p_7wQxjbQSWwNgM-p2zQTQ #/registration

Today’s Community Connect Session: From Pilots to Global Impact: Communities Driving the TB Prevention Revolution (2018–...
21/11/2025

Today’s Community Connect Session: From Pilots to Global Impact: Communities Driving the TB Prevention Revolution (2018–2025) at 2025 marked the final chapter of the IMPAACT4TB close-out celebrations at Union 2025 and fittingly, it was the communities who built this movement who took the stage.

From where TB preventive therapy (TPT) stood in 2018 to the global impact seen today, speakers reminded us that progress has always been powered by people.

Blessina Kumar (Global Coalition of TB Activists), opened with a powerful reflection on how community advocacy reshaped the TPT landscape: “We moved the world forward, but our lives are still on hold because of funding cuts.”

A vibrant patient journeys panel brought lived experience from Ghana, Nigeria, and Cambodia, highlighting the realities, barriers, and resilience behind TPT access in real communities.

Dr Dennis Falzon (World Health Organization (WHO)) looked ahead to the next era of prevention, calling for alignment across innovations: “The future of TPT is tied to innovation. We must articulate TPT with other preventive tools, including TB vaccines, juggling multiple solutions together.”

Closing the session, Prof Gavin Churchyard, Aurum President Emeritus shared a vision of what’s now possible: New long-acting injectable tools, early results showing the potential for one-shot prevention, and emerging evidence that these regimens may both treat infection and prevent infection. “We have exciting times ahead of us. We must continue to dream, toward scalable, potent, safe tools that could change the world of TB prevention.”

For seven years, project, funded by Unitaid, showed that when communities lead, innovation accelerates, and policy shifts.

Clinton Health Access Initiative Johns Hopkins Medicine Stop TB Partnership KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) Treatment Action Group (TAG)

Blossom Napoleon, Community Engagement Manager, will present work on how the Social Marketing Model can enhance the acce...
21/11/2025

Blossom Napoleon, Community Engagement Manager, will present work on how the Social Marketing Model can enhance the acceptability of a phase three TB vaccine trial in the Matlosana sub district.

Her work focuses on strengthening community engagement by identifying barriers, facilitators, and misconceptions that influence trial participation.

This presentation will highlight how a tailored social marketing approach can build trust, support effective implementation, and promote optimal participation in future TB vaccine trials. International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union)

Vaneshree Govender, Clinical Research Site Leader, will share findings from first in human trial of the novel TB vaccine...
21/11/2025

Vaneshree Govender, Clinical Research Site Leader, will share findings from first in human trial of the novel TB vaccine H107e/CAF®10b.

Her work focuses on leading clinical research site that generate evidence for new TB prevention tools and vaccines. This presentation will highlight early safety data from adults in Gauteng, offering important insights for the next phase of TB vaccine development. International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union)

Today at 2025 Aurum participated across science, policy, and implementation and climate change sessions. Dr Lucy Chimo...
20/11/2025

Today at 2025 Aurum participated across science, policy, and implementation and climate change sessions.

Dr Lucy Chimoyi, Aurum Scientist, chaired the Meet the Expert session on HIV treatment and care during and after a TB diagnosis and The impact of recent funding cuts on TB and HIV prevention and care. Her session brought clarity to a growing concern: how to protect patient outcomes in the face of constrained resources.

Ernestina Sam, Programme Manager for Aurum Institute Ghana, presented an impactful e-poster on: Enhancing TB case finding and strengthening the cascade of care through a public–private mix approach.

Findings were that integrating private providers into national TB efforts significantly boosts case detection and continuity of care, reinforcing the need for sustained investment and public–private partnerships to close gaps in TB diagnosis.

Prof Salome Charalambous, Aurum Group Chief Health Officer, led two influential sessions. An E-Poster session on Pollution and Climate Change that highlighted the intersection between climate challenges and lung health resilience.

She also co-chaired a Special Session on Sustaining Momentum – Collective Strategies for Advancing TB Innovation. An important discussion aligning resources, navigating funding bottlenecks, and ensuring that innovation reaches the people who need it most.

International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union)

We marked a defining moment at 2025 as global partners, country teams, researchers, and community leaders gathered for...
20/11/2025

We marked a defining moment at 2025 as global partners, country teams, researchers, and community leaders gathered for the IMPAACT4TB Close-Out Forum, a celebration of seven years of innovation, access, and shared commitment to .

Delegates spotlighted the project’s achievements and exploring what the next era of TB prevention must look like.

Lynette Mabote, Treatment Action Group (TAG), Global Advocacy Advisor, reminded the room why this work matters: “This has been a revolution we have worked on for seven years. All the results we’ve seen are powerful. Let’s keep communities at the top.”

Prof Gavin Churchyard, Aurum President Emeritus, closed with a vision for what comes next: “Thank you to all the speakers and country teams driving TB Prevention forward. We salute your leadership. The innovations aren’t stopping, new formulations, TPT for MDR-TB, and even one-shot TPT are on the horizon. This is not the end; it’s the end of the beginning.”

As closes out, the project leaves behind more than evidence, it leaves a global movement, stronger communities, and systems ready for the next generation of TB prevention tools.

The work continues…….

Unitaid Clinton Health Access Initiative Stop TB Partnership Johns Hopkins Medicine KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation Treatment Action Group (TAG)

Dr Njeri Kamere, Managing Director for Health Systems, will join a panel discussion at the World Conference on Lung Heal...
20/11/2025

Dr Njeri Kamere, Managing Director for Health Systems, will join a panel discussion at the World Conference on Lung Health.

She will speak on “TB–HIV Care: Gaps and Priorities in Advanced HIV Disease Management”, drawing on her work in strengthening integrated HIV and TB services, improving continuity of care, and advancing models that support better outcomes for people with advanced HIV disease. International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union)

Join us at the IMPAACT4TB Community Connect Session at International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Un...
20/11/2025

Join us at the IMPAACT4TB Community Connect Session at International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) as we reflect on a seven year journey that transformed TB preventive treatment from an underused intervention to a global priority.

Since 2018, IMPAACT4TB has expanded access to shorter, safer regimens like 3HP and empowered communities to lead advocacy, demand generation, and service delivery.

This session will centre community voices, highlight lived experience, and explore how partners reshaped the TB prevention landscape. We will share lessons learned, introduce the IMPAACT4TB community small grants model, and outline priorities for sustaining momentum as TPT continues to scale.

Join us in celebrating community leadership and in reaffirming the call to action to expand TB prevention for all. Unitaid Clinton Health Access Initiative, Stop TB Partnership KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation Treatment Action Group (TAG)

Ernestina Sam, Programme Manager, will be presenting at on building resilient health systems and strengthening TB prev...
20/11/2025

Ernestina Sam, Programme Manager, will be presenting at on building resilient health systems and strengthening TB prevention and care in Ghana.

Her sessions will highlight how capacity building and public–private collaboration are improving TB outcomes. International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union)

Trevor Beattie, Technical Director: CRD Projects at Aurum Institute, will co-present findings from the DOLPHIN Moms tria...
19/11/2025

Trevor Beattie, Technical Director: CRD Projects at Aurum Institute, will co-present findings from the DOLPHIN Moms trial at UNION 2025.

The presentation highlights TB infection risk among pregnant women living with HIV, a population especially vulnerable during pregnancy and postpartum.

This evidence reinforces the importance of WHO-recommended TB preventive therapy in high-burden settings and supports more targeted, life-saving interventions for maternal health. International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union)

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