KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for TB - HIV (K-RITH) Information

The KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for Tuberculosis and HIV (K-RITH) is a truly novel initiative in global health. It began as a groundbreaking collaboration between the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) and the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), with public sector support through LifeLabs, the biotechnology investment arm of the South African government. K-RITH's mission is to conduct outstanding basic science research on tuberculosis (TB) and HIV and translate the scientific findings into new tools to control TB and HIV. In addition to its research mission, K-RITH is committed to motivating young scientists to address the crises of TB and HIV by expanding the science education opportunities in the region as well as strengthening the TB and HIV research capabilities of scientists throughout Africa. K-RITH is an independent research institute that works in collaboration with UKZN and other academic and clinical institutions in South Africa and around the world. Its goal is that discoveries made in the heart of the TB and HIV epidemics will drive innovation to control these deadly diseases.