Taking on HIV and AIDS in our Backyard
In Washington, D.C., close to 3 percent of the population is HIV-positive and minorities represent nearly 75 percent of the number of people living with HIV. EGPAF sat down with Nanah Fofanah, a...
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Photo of the Day: Bringing HIV/AIDS Education to Swaziland Classrooms
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) launched a new partnership with the Swaziland Ministry of Education’s Schools Health Program to address HIV/AIDS and teenage pregnancies in...
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Quote of the Day: Looking to the Future
This Mother’s Day, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) is honoring the invaluable role of moms and commemorating the myriad joys of motherhood. Here's how you can join our movement...
View ArticleExperts in Focus: Dr. Laura Guay
“When it comes to your career, I tell people, ‘you just don’t know.’ Something could come along and change your life, and for me, this was it.” -Laura Guay, M.D. In August 1988, Laura Guay, M.D....
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The History of HIV/AIDS in Children
A great deal of progress has been made to end AIDS in children since Elizabeth Glaser and her co-founders started our organization 25 years ago, but there’s still work to be done. Check out this...
View ArticleBirx Vows to Continue Practice of Good Public Health, No Matter the Context
In her first statement since assuming the role of U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, Debbie Birx said her administration will continue to practice good public health by championing the rights and health of...
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Photo of the Day: Malawi at the Tipping Point
The Malawi National AIDS Commission (NAC) announced recently that the country has reached the tipping point in its fight against HIV/AIDS. “We are now at a point where the annual increase in adults on...
View ArticleWhat We’re Reading: Policies Lead to HIV Prevention
This week, we’re reading how global efforts to end HIV/AIDS impact not only the lives of people living with HIV, but also the perception of the United States abroad. U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator...
View ArticleHitched: Family Planning and the Elimination of Pediatric AIDS
"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe." - John Muir The goals that the international community has set around the elimination of pediatric...
View ArticleIn Zimbabwe: Engaging Private Practitioners to End AIDS in Children
In countries hit hardest by the HIV epidemic, more than 97 percent of HIV/AIDS programs and services are government-led and donor-supported. As a result, very little is known about how the private...
View ArticleMalawi Journalists Join the Fight to End AIDS in Children
This February, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) hosted a field visit for journalists to witness EGPAF’s impact on the fight to end AIDS in children in Malawi. Both local and...
View ArticleCristina Peña talks Love and HIV on NPR
In case you missed it, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) Ambassador Cristina Peña and her boyfriend, Chris Ondaatje, shared how their love helped them overcome HIV fear and stigma...
View ArticleHappy Moments Working with Maternal and Child HIV in Zambia
“That must be soooo sad!” That’s the most common response I get when I tell people that I spent six weeks in Africa working with a pediatric AIDS clinic. I always smile and respond, “Parts of it were,...
View ArticlePop Art Condoms Promote Safe Sex
Pop art and condoms? It may seem like an odd pairing, but together they create what could be a powerful tool to prevent HIV transmission among teens. An article posted by Think Progress last week...
View ArticleHIV 101: Isolating and Discovering HIV
In 1982, Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, Ph.D. and her colleague Luc Montagnier at the Institut Pasteur in Paris were tasked with analyzing a lymph node biopsy and isolating the agent that was the cause of...
View ArticleWorld Malaria Day 2014
How much trouble can a mosquito cause? If you are living in sub-Saharan Africa, even one mosquito bite can lead to serious health problems, especially if you are also living with HIV. According to the...
View ArticleWhat We’re Reading: Discovering HIV
Thirty years ago, at the height of the AIDS epidemic in the United States, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Margaret Heckler stepped up to a podium and announced that researchers had...
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Global HIV/AIDS Funding Outlook
In July 2013, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued new HIV care and treatment guidelines, which include recommendations to increase the number of children and adults who are eligible for...
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Quote of the Day: Investing in Women’s Health is the Smart Decision
In many countries women face legal, social, and economic hurdles that affect their ability to take ownership of their health and protect themselves from HIV. As a recent study published in The...
View ArticleBuilding Skate Parks for an AIDS-free Future
I have been working with the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) for many years to support its mission to ensure that no child has AIDS. My mom, Elizabeth Glaser, and her two best...
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