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.

For the Media: HIV, PMTCT, and the MDGs – Foundation Events in New York at MDG Summit

Posted by Stephanie Bowen
Washington, D.C.
September 17, 2010

The Foundation will be participating in two events next week related to the United Nations summit on reaching the Millennium Development Goals, which include combating HIV/AIDS and protecting maternal and child health. Learn more about the Foundation's participation after the jump.

A Shared Story, Two Decades Apart

Posted by Taylor Moore
Washington, D.C.
September 15, 2010

Today the Oprah Winfrey Show will revisit an episode it aired in 1987 featuring Mike Sisco, a HIV-positive young man who stirred up controversy in a small West Virginia town by jumping in to a public swimming pool. The town made national news and became the epicenter of an HIV and AIDS discrimination debate following Mike’s swim, and the closure of the public pool. Twenty years after the 1987 episode aired, Foundation Ambassador Caleb Glover experienced a near-identical situation while vacationing with his family in Alabama. Read more after the jump.

What We’re Reading: Delivering Health Care by Horseback

Posted by Robert Yule
Washington, D.C.
September 14, 2010

In Lesotho, there are villages that are tucked away in the kingdom’s many mountain ranges, sometimes wholly inaccessible by car, truck, or motorbike during the winter or the rainy season. With one of Africa’s highest HIV prevalence rates, Lesotho presents a special challenge of how to reach some of the most remote communities with HIV testing and antiretroviral drugs for mothers, infants, and families. Read about an innovative Foundation-supported program that is changing how local communities receive the services they need.

What We’re Reading: Week of September 6 - 10

Posted by Robert Yule
Washington, D.C.
September 10, 2010

This week we were especially moved by a posting on our blog from Foundation Ambassador Suzan Meredith, who shared the story of her family's personal fight against HIV. Read more about this story and others after the jump.