Integrating TB and HIV Treatment Improves Outcomes
In case you missed it, be sure to read last week's New York Times column examining the link between drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) and HIV. According to results from three major studies, combining...
View ArticleIncreasing Mozambique’s Health Workforce, One Fellow at a Time
Health worker shortages are a major challenge in many resource-limited settings around the world. In Africa there are only two health care workers for every 1,000 people, compared to 25 workers per...
View ArticleOur Voices in the Fight: Rae Lewis-Thornton, the Face of Black AIDS
The latest installment of our Black History Month series, “Our Voices in the Fight,” features the story of Rae Lewis-Thornton, a woman who bravely disclosed her HIV-status in a 1994 Essence Magazine...
View ArticleAEPhi Sisters at the University of Maryland Celebrate EGPAF’s Impact
On Feb. 24, 2014 the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation's (EGPAF) Development Coordinator Sydney Van Horn stopped by the Alpha Epsilon Phi (AEPhi)’s Alpha Mu chapter at the University of...
View ArticleEGPAF and the Peace Corps Unite to End Pediatric AIDS In Mozambique
February 24 – March 1, 2014 is Peace Corps Week and we’re celebrating by highlighting EGPAF’s amazing work with U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) in Mozambique. Meet Maida is one of the thousands of...
View ArticlePositive Partnerships: Celebrating Peace Corps Week
February 23—March 1, 2014 is Peace Corps Week. The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) works with the Peace Corps in Mozambique to help achieve its mission of eliminating pediatric HIV....
View ArticleOscar Watch: Celebrating Films that Tackle HIV Stigma and Discrimination
The 86th Annual Academy Awards are on Sunday, March 2, 2014. In honor of Best Picture nominee “Dallas Buyers Club,” we’re taking a look at award-winning films that boldly portray the realities of...
View ArticleWhat We’re Reading: #ZeroDiscrimination
Saturday March 1, 2014 is Zero Discrimination Day, a day set aside to frankly discuss the debilitating stigma and discrimination associated with HIV/AIDS. As we wrap up our Black History Month...
View ArticleEGPAF and Peace Corps: In the Spirit of Service
Fifty-three years ago, President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps to help tackle the most pressing needs of people around the world. The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF)...
View ArticleIntroducing: “Courage and Commitment” A Celebration of Women’s History
Twenty-five years ago, our co-founders -- three courageous women – stood tall in the face of death and adversity and demanded action for children living with HIV. Their bravery has become our legacy....
View ArticleAnd the Award Goes to …#ZeroDiscrimination
From big wins for “Dallas Buyers Club” to Lupita Nyong'o's moving acceptance speech, HIV/AIDS and efforts to end discrimination and stigma took center stage at last night’s 86th Annual Academy Awards....
View ArticleCourage and Commitment: Ending Pediatric AIDS Depends Upon Empowered Women
This March, our series, “Courage and Commitment,” will profile female scientists, health workers, and activists who are supporting our mission to end pediatric AIDS. Stay tuned! Manga is a young widow...
View ArticleCelebrating EGPAF’s Women of Courage
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) Ambassador Tatu Msangi is living with HIV, but thanks to prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services, her daughter, Faith, is...
View ArticleHIV 101: Tracing the Genesis of AIDS
In the latest installment of our HIV 101 series, we’re sharing a captivating audio story from our friends at Radiolab that attempts to track down “patient zero” and the origins of the AIDS epidemic....
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Quote of the Day: Interlaced and Interdependent
“We live in a completely interdependent world, which simply means we can not escape each other. How we respond to AIDS depends, in part, on whether we understand this interdependence. It is not...
View ArticleResearchers Hail Progress in Functional Cure of Pediatric HIV
Researchers are hopeful that a second child, born in Los Angeles, CA last April, may be functionally cured of HIV, thanks to rapid and aggressive antiretroviral intervention. Deborah Persaud, M.D....
View ArticleLatest Breakthrough Brings Fresh Hope for an AIDS-free Future
Jeffrey Safrit, Ph.D., is the Director of Clinical and Basic Research at EGPAF. Watch above as he discusses this latest breakthrough with NBC 4 in Los Angeles! Yesterday, news broke that a second baby...
View ArticleDancer Diaries: Baldwin Wallace Stands UP 4 THE FIGHT
Baldwin Wallace Dance Marathon participants at Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, OH stood UP 4 THE FIGHT with the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) on March 1, 2014. Dancers,...
View ArticleWhat We’re Reading: Finding a Cure
This week, we’re catching up on the latest news from the 2014 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), including the announcement that a second baby may be functionally cured of...
View ArticleCourage and Commitment: Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
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. But despite these challenges, women...
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