Treatment for Life, Part 4: Living Positively
Nteboheleng is a 29 year old soft-spoken woman with a round face and brilliant smile. She lives in Mafeteng, Lesotho, works in local textile factory, and is currently studying part-time in hopes of...
View ArticleSolidarity and Celebration for Mothers Living with HIV
As a mother, wife, and health counselor living with HIV in South Africa, I know about the fears that a woman can feel when she thinks about disclosing her HIV status to loved ones. When I discovered...
View ArticlePMTCT Named Among Greatest Achievements in Pediatric Research
The American Academy of Pediatrics recently named prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) as one of the “7 Great Achievements in Pediatric Research” in the last 40 years. EGPAF’s Lynne...
View ArticleCapitol Hill Briefing in Partnership with the Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus
On April 27 on Capitol Hill, experts from U.S. Liaison Office for The Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator joined EGPAF and the Congressional...
View ArticleCathy Wilfert, M.D.: “The times had changed dramatically, and EGPAF changed...
Cathy Wilfert, M.D. is part of a group of prestigious scientists and researchers who proved that providing antiretroviral therapy to pregnant women living with HIV could greatly reduce the risk of a...
View ArticleSupporting Mothers and Their Futures in DRC
Bijoux Tshinzanga lives in the Ngaliemah commune of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with her young daughter. Despite a difficult beginning to her pregnancy, Bijoux and her...
View ArticleA Midwife Protecting Mothers and Babies in Malawi
Lyna Chikupila is a nurse midwife technician and PMTCT coordinator for Grassroots Movement for Health and Development (GMHD), a community-based organization in Lilongwe, Malawi. A former employee of...
View ArticleSir Elton John, Global Health Leaders Take Fight for an AIDS-free Future to...
Yesterday on Capitol Hill, Senators Lindsey Graham (R-AL) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) hosted an appropriations hearing of the Senate State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee to highlight...
View ArticleTaking Back My Future
EGPAF Ambassador Fortunata Kasege shared her joy in delivering her second HIV-free daughter, and how other mothers living with HIV can reclaim their hope for the future, in POZ magazine on May 7,...
View ArticleThe Truth About AIDS
BBC Health Check "grapples with health issues on a global scale, investigates discoveries and solutions in healthcare, and looks at how to deliver a healthier world." A powerful new radio series...
View ArticleBipartisan Support Drives Resolution to End AIDS in Children
Today Congresswomen Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), and Barbara Lee (D-CA), along with 10 other co-sponsors recommitted the U.S. to lead the fight to end pediatric AIDS by introducing H. Res 265:...
View ArticleLeveraging the Power of Media to End AIDS
Recently, two Malawian journalists were honored with a prestigious award for excellence in reporting on pediatric and adolescent HIV by the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Malawi chapter as...
View ArticleFrom the Conga Line to the Front Line
Throughout the 2014-2015 school year, thousands of college students have stood UP 4 THE FIGHT at dance marathons—raising more than $435,000 to support the mission of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric...
View ArticleReaching and Respecting Those Most at Risk
This blog was orignally published on the Huffington Post's IMPACT blog on May 21, 2015. Displacement, migration, and limited employment opportunities can dramatically increase the risk of HIV...
View ArticleJewelers for Children Renews Its Commitment to an AIDS-Free Generation
Since 1999, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) has been incredibly fortunate to be a Legacy Charity Partner of Jewelers for Children (JFC), a charitable organization comprised of...
View ArticleCWA and EGPAF: A Legacy of Partnership
The Communications Workers of America (CWA) and the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) have been longtime partners in working toward an AIDS-free generation. Since 1990, EGPAF has been...
View ArticleSaving the Lives of Moms and Kids
Since 1990 the number of under-five child deaths around the world have been cut in half—saving 17,000 lives each day. Additionally, maternal mortality has dropped by 45 percent. This incredible...
View ArticleEducation is Key for Better Community Health
Maïmouna lives with her husband in Bouaké, the second largest city in Côte d’Ivoire. She wanted to start a family, but she and her husband were having trouble conceiving. Maïmouna had little knowledge...
View ArticlePreparing to Be a Father in Malawi
Dinova Luhanga is a participant in a male study circle organized by Life Concern, a community-based organization in Malawi supported by the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. Traditionally,...
View ArticleInnovative Pediatric HIV Treatment Formulation Represents Significant Progress
Children living with HIV face many challenges when it comes to treatment, one being that often pediatric HIV medications are difficult for infants and young children to take due to their taste, making...
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