“We must change our ways or else we perish..." By custom, men in rural Zimbabwe do not involve themselves in family health matters. This often meant that family members did not get tested for HIV and that treatment was delayed or avoided. It also promoted murkiness and stigma about HIV, increasing the risk that a pregnant woman living with the virus would not get the support that she needed to prevent transmitting the virus to her child — who then might not get tested and treated. Keep reading
EGPAF Ambassador and actress, Fatima Ptacek, recently joined students at College of the Holy Cross for their 5th annual dance marathon to support EGPAF's work to end AIDS in children. Keep reading
The 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Organization of African First Ladies Against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA) was held on the margins of the African Union Commission (AUC) Heads of State meeting late last month, with the theme “Advancing Sustainable Partnership to End Pediatric AIDS and Improve Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights.” The theme of the General Assembly’s meeting could not have been more appropriate; The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) and OAFLA have come together to work towards ending AIDS in children. Keep reading
EGPAF used Power BI to create the Data Dashboard. This interactive visualization tool summarizes EGPAF’s core work in HIV prevention, care and treatment services. It supports EGPAF’s efforts to use data to evaluate the efficiency, reach and effectiveness of its programs and communicate that information clearly to a variety of technical and consumer audiences. Keep reading
Bommu Anitha is a licensed social worker counseling HIV-positive women at the Jyothi Hospital in Miryagluda, India. She is also living with HIV. Her own journey out of despair helps her provide support to other HIV-positive women, facing uncertainty about their future and stigma from their communities. Keep reading
Through the initiation of lifelong treatment for pregnant women living with HIV, health workers in Tanzania are better able to track HIV-exposed babies and improve their chances of being HIV-free or enrolled in HIV treatment, if needed. Keep reading
Holly Wong from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently toured health facilities in Mozambique and heard about lifesaving partnerships. Keep reading
Recently, The United States Ambassador to Kenya, Ambassador Robert Godec, visited an EGPAF-supported health facility on the outskirts of Homa Bay – a town with the highest rate of new HIV infections in the country. Keep reading
Expanding Access to Testing, Care and Treatment for HIV-Exposed Infants, Following up on ICASA 2015 Keep reading
