Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Gives Way to New Options in Family Planning
In the United States, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has recently given discordant couples another option when it comes to sexual contact. Early in the HIV/AIDS epidemic, public health officials...
View ArticleCervical Cancer is No Longer a Death Sentence for Women in Lesotho
One life changed Lerato, 30, sits in a counseling room at Senkatana, Lesotho’s largest HIV/AIDS care and treatment center, located in the capital city of Maseru. Lerato, who is HIV-positive, heard...
View ArticleHealth Workers Are Critical to Achieving an AIDS-Free Generation
As the world makes strides towards an AIDS-free generation, those who are working on the frontlines, doctors, nurses, community health workers and other professionals play a central role. These...
View ArticleCourage and Commitment: The Determination that Started a Movement
Confronted with her daughter Ariel’s death and the realities of her own HIV-positive status, Elizabeth Glaser resolved to start an organization to end pediatric HIV/AIDS -- but she knew she couldn’t...
View ArticleTisamala: We Care About Teens
In Zambia, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) works with local partners on a mentor program to provide support to adolescents dealing with the everyday struggles of HIV. Given...
View ArticleSocial Media and Global Health
In this guest post, Silvio Waisbord, Ph.D. of the George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs explores how social media can influence public health behaviors, especially in...
View ArticleKwamo: Working Towards an AIDS-Free Generation
On March 13, EGPAF President and CEO Chip Lyons joined the First Lady of the Republic of Kenya, Her Excellency Margaret Kenyatta, in New York City for the 59th session of the Commission on the Status...
View ArticleTriple the Joy: A Story of Three HIV-Free Babies
Living with HIV and treating it with antiretroviral (ARV) medication, Susan Jembere did not waste any time to begin antenatal care when she became pregnant for the fourth time. Already a mother of...
View ArticleQ&A: Why WASH is Critical to the Fight Against HIV/AIDS
March 22 is World Water Day and to mark the occasion, we interviewed Jordan Teague from WASH Advocates. Below she shares why proper water, sanitation, and hygiene are crucial to the global fight...
View ArticleUNAIDS Hosts Gala to Support an AIDS-Free Future
On March 19, UNAIDS in partnership with InterContinental Genève, Cartier, and Etihad Airways, held its first-ever gala to support efforts to end AIDS in children worldwide. EGPAF President and CEO...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Link Between TB and HIV
World Tuberculosis (TB) Awareness Day honors the day in 1882 when Robert Koch, M.D., discovered the cause of TB, mycobacterium tuberculosis — opening the way toward diagnosing and curing TB. On this...
View ArticleJustin Pollara: “We Can Dig Our Feet in and Push Back”
In 2012, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) established the Susie Zeegen Postdoctoral Award, a flexible research grant to provide support for immunological or virologic research to...
View ArticleEGPAF-Supported Facilities Fight Cervical Cancer in Lesotho
After months of suffering from painful cramps, Mpho, a 29-year-old mother living in Lesotho, finally received a diagnosis. She had a precancerous lesion on her cervix, putting her at great risk for...
View ArticleDialogue with East African Legislative Assembly Members on Pediatric HIV and...
Members of the East Africa Legislative Assembly (EALA) were recently confronted with the reality of a legal environment being a barrier to adolescents knowing their HIV status. While AIDS is now the...
View ArticleHealth Worker Spotlight: Heroes in the Fight for an AIDS-Free Generation
World Health Worker Week is an important time to recognize those who are working on the frontlines including doctors, nurses, community health workers and other professionals who play a central role...
View ArticleSpeaking Out Against Stigma
April 11 is the second annual International Day for Maternal Health and Rights. Any discussion about women’s access to health care should include a reflection on the obstacles and threats posed by...
View ArticleUCLA Students Dance for HIV Research and Long Lives
In April 2014, a group of students at the University of California, Los Angeles, danced nonstop for 26 hours to raise funds for pediatric HIV/AIDS organizations, including the Elizabeth Glaser...
View ArticleTreatment for Life, Part 1: Option B+ Gives Mothers and Children Options
Our “Treatment for Life” series show how Option B+ is providing more options to HIV-positive mothers, their children, and the health workers who are implementing the guidelines. Option B+ is the...
View ArticleTreatment for Life, Part 2: Option B+: Working Toward a Generation Free of HIV
Twenty-two year-old Retsepile, who lives in Mafeteng, Lesotho, with her husband and son, gave birth to her first child six months ago. During her first prenatal visit, at three months, Retsepile...
View ArticleTreatment for Life, Part 3: “This Policy Brings Life to the Next Generation”
As we pulled onto the grounds of the Presbyterian Secondary School in Kumba, Cameroon, we were greeted by a cappella voices of women rehearsing hymns in a building off the main road. I had come to...
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