The Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) is a multidisciplinary, independent research institute based across two sites in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Its goal is to become a source of fundamental discoveries into the susceptibility, transmission and cure of HIV, TB and related diseases. It also seeks ways to improve diagnosis, prevention and treatment.

To achieve this, it brings together leading researchers from different fields, use cutting edge science to improve people’s health, and help to train the next generation of African scientists.

Its research is truly collaborative: it works with over 60 academic and clinical institutions in South Africa, and elsewhere in Africa and the world.

AHRI’s major funders are Wellcome Trust and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Its academic partners are the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and University College London.