Foundation Blog
News, commentary, and voices in the efforts to eliminate HIV and AIDS in children worldwide.
Posted by
Charles Lyons
Washington, D.C.
October 22, 2010
I’m writing this message after a recent trip to Lesotho – a small country in the middle of South Africa, with the third-highest HIV prevalence rate in the world. Lesotho is called the African “Kingdom in the Sky” for a reason – its mountainous terrain poses constant challenges to the way we deliver critical and lifesaving services. Innovation is, and will continue to be, the key to our success there.
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Two studies published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) have provided greater guidance on the optimal HIV treatment for women and infants in order to avoid the effects of potential drug resistance.
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Posted by
John Sheeran
Washington, D.C.
October 14, 2010
Noted photographer, filmmaker and Foundation Ambassador Nigel Barker will do a book signing this Saturday, October 16 at the second annual Fashion, Beauty & Lifestyle Expo in Washington, D.C. Also, Foundation Ambassador and POZ Magazine Editor-In-Chief Regan Hofmann joined author and longtime Foundation supporter Courtney Sheinmel at a reading and discussion of their respective books on October 12 at the National Arts Club in New York City.
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Posted by
Evan Von Leer
Maseru, Lesotho
October 8, 2010
We at the Foundation are constantly inspired by our colleagues in the field. These men and women work tirelessly on the front lines of the AIDS epidemic. This week in the Kingdom of Lesotho – a mountainous country of just over two million people in Southern Africa – the source of that inspiration was put on display for all to see. Read more after the jump.
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Posted by
Dr. Richard Marlink
Maseru, Lesotho
October 8, 2010
In Africa, where the Foundation primarily works, women represent more than 60 percent of people receiving treatment. While ARVs are essential for protecting their own health and preventing transmission of the virus to their children, what potential effects do these drugs have on the infants in the womb? The Foundation helped launch a study in South Africa and Zambia just last week about this very topic. Dr. Richard Marlink reports.
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Posted by
Eric Kilongi
Nairobi, Kenya
October 6, 2010
A video featuring the Foundation’s work fighting pediatric HIV/AIDS in Kenya premiered this week on the Global Fund’s website as part of its Born HIV Free campaign. In August, a video crew from the Global Fund office in Geneva visited two Foundation-supported programs in the eastern and western regions of the country. Read more after the jump.
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