What We're Reading: The Chase for a Cure, EGPAF in Malawi, and Treatments for Children

Posted by Chelsea Bailey
Washington D.C.
May 3, 2013

HIV (in yellow) attacking a human cell. Over
thirty years after the beginning of the AIDS
epidemic, how close are we to a cure?
(Photo: Science magazine)

This week, we’re reading about why one New York Times writer says the word ‘cure’ is still premature when discussing HIV, thinking about how working for EGPAF in Malawi has benefitted a Global Health Corps Fellow, and learning about a recent study that argues an infrequently used treatment regimen might be more effective than current practices for treating pediatric HIV.

In Mozambique, Health Care Is Hitting the Road

Posted by Arsenio Manhice
Maputo, Mozambique
May 3, 2013

One of EGPAF’s mobile clinics, designed to
provide rural Mozambique with health
services and HIV/AIDS testing, care, and
treatment. (Photo: EGPAF)

Working with the U.S. government, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation will launch three mobile clinics on May 9 in Xai-Xai city, the capital of Gaza Province in the southern region of Mozambique.

Building Relationships, Gaining Inspiration: A GHC Fellow Reports from Malawi

Posted by Andrea Garces
Lilongwe, Malawi
May 3, 2013

A meeting with village chiefs in Kudoko
Village, Malawi to talk about HIV prevention
and antenatal care for pregnant women and
their families. (Photo: EGPAF)

Andrea Garces is a Global Health Corps Fellow working with EGPAF in Malawi. She writes about recent site visits and how small communities are encouraging men and women to take part in efforts to eliminate pediatric AIDS.

Following big donation, Vodacom Foundation visits Tanzania EGPAF sites

Posted by Mercy Nyanda
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
May 1, 2013

Vodacom Foundation representatives and
EGPAF staff toured health sites benefiting
from SMS technology in Tanzania.
(Photo: EGPAF)

Accompanied by officials from EGPAF’s offices in Tanzania, representatives from African mobile communications firm Vodacom visited EGPAF-supported sites in Lindi and Mtwara in April to learn more about the use of SMS technology in the elimination of pediatric AIDS.

Ugandan health workers strive to improve pediatric HIV services

Posted by Irene Nabusoba
Kampala, Uganda
April 30, 2013

Participants break into groups to create
strategies to get more children into pediatric
HIV and EID services in their districts.
(Photo: EGPAF)

In an effort to encourage more women to take advantage of pediatric HIV prevention, care, and treatment services, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation’s USAID-funded Strengthening TB and AIDS Response in SW Uganda (STAR SW) project, working with the Ministry of Health (MOH), organized a regional pediatric HIV and Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) stakeholders’ conference earlier this month at Lake View Hotel in Mbarara in western Uganda.

My Biggest Accomplishments

Posted by Florence Ngobeni-Allen
Washington, D.C.
April 29, 2013

Foundation Ambassador Florence
Ngobeni-Allen speaking about the battle to
eliminate pediatric AIDS on Capitol Hill.
(Photo: EGPAF)

Foundation Ambassador Florence Ngobeni-Allen writes about her most prized achievements: having happy, healthy HIV-negative children and working to create an AIDS-free generation.