What We’re Reading: Best of the EGPAF Blog 2013
With 2014 just around the corner, we are looking back at the top EGPAF blogs of 2013. From our HIV 101 series, to our monthly Alpha Epsilon Phi spotlights, these must-read blogs highlight EGPAF’s...
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Soldiers of Hope Speak of their Experience with HIV in Kenya
This year, the World AIDS Day celebrations in Mombasa, Kenya featured an often under-discussed cohort of persons living with HIV – uniformed officers --- as prominent guests and speakers. The...
View ArticleEGPAF’s Dr. John Ongech Wins Kenya’s Prestigious ‘Manager of the Year’ Award
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) would like to congratulate John Ongech, M.D., an EGPAF-Kenya researcher and assistant director of reproductive health at Kenyatta National...
View ArticleWhat We’re Reading: New Year, New Goals for HIV/AIDS Elimination
Happy New Year from the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation! This week, we’re reading about how we can make an AIDS free Generation a reality in 2014. From progress toward achieving the...
View ArticleFood for the Future: Nutrition Corners in Lesotho Treat Hungry Children...
Lesotho faces the dual challenge of high prevalence of HIV/AIDS and under-nutrition. According to the 2009 Lesotho Demographic Health Survey 39 percent of children in that country who are younger than...
View ArticleField Notes: 2013 Family Planning Conference Offers Insight Into Linkages...
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) Research Officer Michelle Gill attended the 2013 International Conference on Family Planning in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Nov. 12-15, 2013. A key topic...
View ArticleZimbabwe: A New HIV/AIDS Syllabus for World AIDS Day
Chief Chiveso is the traditional chief of Shamva/Bindura-Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe, and a strong advocate for male partner participation in maternal, newborn, and child health services....
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Quote of the Day: “Right Now, I want to Live”
“Despite all the sadness and pain I face every day, I’ve also found a way to see beauty again. I’m living each day fully, whether it be in tears, rage or action. Right now, I want to live.”...
View ArticleWelcome New EGPAF Board Members
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) is pleased to welcome two new members to our board of directors: former U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd and Justin B. Smith, CEO of Bloomberg...
View ArticleHouse Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi Shares Memories of Elizabeth Glaser
U.S. House of Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D –Calif.) shares her memories of meeting Elizabeth Glaser for the first time, in the latest installment of our Connected: 25 Years...
View ArticleReaching the Tipping Point on Pediatric AIDS
With the recent passing of Nelson Mandela, I am reminded that the world of the present does not have to be the world of the future. Nelson Mandela demonstrated that people of vision and action can...
View ArticleIn Tanzania, Ariel Camps allow Kids Living with HIV to Enjoy Childhood
Safaris, soccer, parks, and playtime. For one week this past December, campers who attended Ariel Camps in the Arusha and Mwanza regions of Tanzania were able to abandon their worries and simply be...
View ArticlePresident Reagan Speaks Out Against Stigma
Initally an outspoken critic of the Reagan administration’s HIV/AIDS policies, Elizabeth Glaser came to respect and even befriend the former President and his wife, Nancy. President Reagan recorded...
View ArticleEGPAF Congratulates Deborah Birx on her Nomination as U.S. Global AIDS...
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation CEO Charles Lyons offers his congratulations to Deborah Birx, MD on her nomination as U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator: “EGPAF welcomes the nomination of...
View ArticleWhat We’re Reading: Global Advocacy in 2014
This week, we’re reading about how the global HIV/AIDS landscape is evolving as we race toward the 2015 Millennium Development Goal finish line. From the nomination of a new U.S. Global AIDS...
View ArticleSaving Mothers, Giving Life: A Year of Results and Lessons Learned
On Thursday, Saving Mothers, Giving Life released its first annual report highlighting the initiative’s rapid progress toward strengthening health systems and reducing the number of preventable...
View ArticleDancer Diaries: “Blood Brother” Stands UP 4 THE FIGHT
As the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation’s (EGPAF) Development Coordinator, Sydney Van Horn supports college students across the nation as they host the best dance party of their lives!...
View ArticleKenya: Many Children Miss Out on Life-Saving Drugs
This Article was originally posted on ipsnews.net on Jan. 10, 2014. You can read the original piece here. Thanks to antiretroviral drugs, HIV-positive children can now live to adulthood. Yet a...
View ArticleStay Tuned for New “Field Notes”
This December, members of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) communications team traveled to Mozambique and Swaziland and have returned with a wealth of insights and stories for...
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