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Photo of the Day: Mozambique Health Center Welcomes Patients with Signs of Hope
This January, Peace Corps volunteers, community members, and health workers in Mozambique painted messages of health and hope on the entrance walls of the Health Center of Guijá. The gateway to the...
View ArticleOur Voices in the Fight: An HIV Status Doesn’t Make You Damaged Goods
This blog was originally posted on the Huffington Post's Black Voices. People love boxes. Neat, little squares to help compartmentalize others. I've been placed in numerous boxes myself; I'm a...
View ArticleCatching up with Rocky Braat
We hope you’ve had a chance to read about Rocky Braat and Steve Hoover’s film “Blood Brother” in our past blogs. Maybe you were even lucky enough to catch “Blood Brother” in theaters, or on PBS as a...
View ArticleCDC’s Let’s Stop HIV Together Campaign
Despite much progress, HIV continues to impact the lives of all Americans. Stigma and complacency are two major obstacles to addressing HIV in the United States. • Stigma – Ongoing stigma about HIV or...
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Our Voices in the Fight: Empowering Youth
In our latest installment of the “Our Voices in the Fight” series, EGPAF sits down for a Q&A with Angel Brown the senior program manager for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning...
View ArticleFamily Planning: A Cornerstone of Health for HIV-affected Families
For the 17 million women living with HIV worldwide, reducing the spread of the virus, particularly between mothers and children, is a major health concern. For many of those women, help comes in the...
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Give Love This Valentine’s Day
Still looking for the perfect gift to give your loved one on Valentine’s day? Why not celebrate the enduring power of love, by spreading the word about ending pediatric HIV/AIDS. A mother’s love is...
View ArticleWhat We’re Reading: Charting a Path toward HIV Elimination, Together
This week we’re reading how our efforts to end the spread of HIV are working in concert. From new programs that encourage the use of condoms, to The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s...
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Zambia: Overcoming Barriers to Prevention
The infographic above details the barriers that prevent Zambians from accessing HIV care and treatment services, but these roadblocks are not limited to just Zambia. Around the world, weak health...
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Celebrating the Presidential Commitment to Ending Pediatric HIV/AIDS
The first time she met privately with President Regan and his wife, Nancy, Elizabeth Glaser frankly described her family’s trials living with HIV under his administration. Her candor won their hearts...
View ArticleHIV 101: Searching for a cure
In our latest installment of the HIV 101 series, PBS Newshour Special Correspondent Spencer Michels explores new and aggressive research into developing a vaccine for HIV. Last spring, news broke that...
View ArticleOur Voices in the Fight: Love: It’s A Human Thing
This blog originally appeared on MSNBC's The Grio on Feb. 17, 2014 In 1990, I was asked to contribute a track to a children’s album to help fund research by the Pediatric AIDS Foundation (now called...
View ArticleCan a Polio-free India Lead to an HIV-free India?
This article was originally posted on The Lancet Global Health Blog. India—once considered the most challenging place on earth to end polio—is now on the verge of announcing the disease’s eradication....
View ArticleHighlights from the African Union Summit
This January, more than 30 African heads of state gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for the 22nd African Union (AU) Summit. Leaders discussed priorities for the continent, including adopting a Common...
View ArticleOur Voices in the Fight: Celebrating Winstone Zulu
When Winstone Zulu discovered he was HIV-positive in the early 1980s he did not give up and hide away. Instead he went on television and radio and informed the public about this new disease. In...
View ArticleLesotho: Training Nurses in Cervical Cancer Prevention
Cervical cancer is the most common cancer in Lesotho, and the leading cause of cancer death among women in the country—particularly for women living with HIV, who are four times more likely to develop...
View ArticleOur Voices in the Fight: The Congressional Black Caucus Champions Global...
The impact of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is undeniable, but many people may not know about the crucial role that the U.S. Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) played in...
View ArticleWhat We’re Reading: Faces behind the Statistics
This week, we’re reading about confronting stigma, new insights into the genetic markers of pediatric HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, and why artist and humanitarian Ziggy Marley believes love should be...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Documenting Progress Against HIV in Swaziland
Nomvuselelo Sikhondze (standing), an Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) program officer, reviews patient logs with Nurse Prince Dlamini at the Embikwakhe Clinic outside Mbabane,...
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