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preventable illness. This service also aims to alleviate THINK’s dedicated team of experts, in close
the need for employees to take regular days off work collaboration with other knowledge expert entities,
to collect medicines or have health issues monitored. have produced the highest quality but, practical,
content currently available. Their wish is to influence
THINK initiated a school speech competition with six
participating secondary schools, whereby students a collaborative and connected future for healthcare
were encouraged to prepare a twenty-minute speech – where teams work together in ensuring that a
on TB infection and prevention; TB treatment and heightened awareness of and effective response to
treatment impact; and TB clinical research and the the TB HIV pandemics.
benefit thereof. Siyabonga Nzimande (Director and Stakeholder
THINK welcomes Socio-Economic Development Manager at THINK and Advocate for TB and HIV
spend. More than 95% of our beneficiaries are vaccine research) said, “I believe that change starts
black Africans. Businesses can therefore obtain with one person at a time, that people do not change
maximum points for Broad Based Black Economic as a result of receiving information only but when they
Empowerment Scorecards. see those around them change.”

Full Name of Company: THINK Tuberculosis and HIV KEY PERSONNEL
Investigative Network (RF) NPC Founder and Executive Director:
Services: Clinical research focused on bringing forward Dr. Kristina Wallengren
more effective drug regimens, new diagnostic tools, Director and Stakeholder Manager:
improved vaccines and innovative delivery approaches Siyabonga Nzimande
in the field of TB and HIV. Director: David White
Date Established: 2013 Financial Manager: Trevor Mvundura
Customer Base: >95% black African patients and Site Managers: Samantha Aucock, Charlene Govender
their communities
No. of Employees: 200 CONTACT DETAILS
B-BBEE Status: B-BBEE SED – 100% Physical address Suite 7B, First Floor, Brannic House,
Auditors / Accountants: Grant Thornton 54 St Andrews Drive, Durban North, 4051
Bankers: Standard Bank Tel: +27 (0)31 303 1120
Advertising / PRO Agency: Andrews Creative and E-mail info@thinksa.org.za
In-house Website www.think.org.za
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