Preserving the Impact of Pediatric AIDS Research

Posted by Katie Lapides
Washington, D.C.
September 27, 2010

As the AIDS Vaccine 2010 conference begins today in Atlanta, there are changes coming at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that could impact pediatric and maternal HIV research.

The structure of the clinical trials networks that are critical to advancing this research is currently being reevaluated by the Division of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (DAIDS) of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Read more after the jump.

What Botswana Can Teach Us about Eliminating Pediatric HIV/AIDS

Posted by Dr. Richard Marlink
New York, New York
September 24, 2010

I had the opportunity this week to participate in a panel discussion hosted by the Global Health Council at the United Nations as part of the special summit on the Millennium Development Goals.

In the words of my fellow panelist, the Minister of Environment and International Development from Norway, this particular session was organized to celebrate and learn from the success story of Botswana. Botswana has been at the forefront in Africa in its response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic, particularly in preventing mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of the virus. Read more after the jump.

Foundation's International Leadership Awardee Wins Science Magazine Prize

Posted by Dr. Jeffrey Safrit
Los Angeles, California
September 23, 2010

The Foundation learned earlier today that one of its International Leadership Awardees, Dr. Clive Gray from South Africa, has won Science Magazine's Science Prize for Online Resources in Education. The prize was established to recognize outstanding online materials that enrich science education.

Dr. Gray received the International Leadership Award in 2004 to create a clinical immunology website to share information with other clinicians on the front line of the war against HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa.

MDG Summit Zeroes in on Ending New HIV Infections in Children

Posted by Robert Yule
New York City
September 22, 2010

Eliminating pediatric AIDS has been front and center at several meetings this week in New York as part of the UN summit on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), with the Foundation taking an active role in this critical discussion. Read more after the jump.

Mother and Daughter Show the Promise of a Generation Free From HIV

Posted by Robert Yule
New York City
September 20, 2010

Fortunata Kasege and her daughter Florida are living proof that prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV is possible. Originally from Tanzania, Fortunata was living in the United States when she learned she was HIV-positive. Luckily, she had access to medicines that helped her give birth to an HIV-free baby. Earlier today, with the New York City skyline and the United Nations Summit on achieving the Millenium Development Goals as their backdrop, Fortunata and Florida spread the message that we can eliminate pediatric HIV and AIDS around the world.

What We're Reading: Bono's shout out to PMTCT

Posted by Stephanie Bowen
Washington, D.C.
September 20, 2010

On the eve of the MDG Summit in New York, Rock Star and activist Bono penned a poignant op-ed in the New York Times on progress in reaching the Millennium Development Goals thus far. Continue reading after the jump for more.