Pope’s Historic Visit to the United States Reinforces Global Need to End HIV/AIDS in Children

This week marks the historic visit of Pope Francis to the USA. During his first stop in Washington, DC at a White House welcoming ceremony, the Pope called on all American women and men of good will to “support the efforts of the international community to protect the vulnerable in our world and to stimulate integral and inclusive models of development, so that our brothers and sisters everywhere may know the blessings of peace and prosperity which God wills for all his children”. Keep reading

Join Us For A Time for Heroes 2015!

Join EGPAF in Culver City California on Oct. 25, 2015 for our 26th annual “A Time For Heroes” family festival. The festival’s venue, Smashbox Studios, will offer state-of-the-art design and technology as a backdrop for the fun activities that kids of all ages will enjoy with their families. Keep reading

EGPAF and UNITAID Launch New Initiative to Rapidly Scale-up Early Infant Diagnosis in Africa

Today, EGPAF and UNITAID announced an exciting new initiative that will rapidly scale-up early infant diagnosis efforts in nine EGPAF countries. Working in partnership with ministries of health in the project countries, the initiative aims to test more than 215,000 infants for HIV, reaching approximately 30 percent of unmet testing needs in these countries and saving as many as 27,000 lives. Keep reading

The 25th Anniversary of the Ryan White CARE Act

This week marks the 25th anniversary of President George H.W. Bush signing the Ryan White CARE Act into law. Since its inception the CARE Act has been instrumental in ensuring that Americans affected by HIV have access to the critical care and treatment services they need not only to survive but to thrive. Keep reading

From the Conga Line to the Front Line, Part 3: Reflections from Sydney Van Horn

Throughout the 2014-2015 school year, thousands of college students have stood UP 4 THE FIGHT at dance marathons—raising more than $435,000 to support the mission of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation to end AIDS in children. Matthew Nersesian and Emma McCune, top fundraisers of University of California, Berkeley Dance Marathon, and University of California, Los Angeles, went from the conga line to the front line, traveling to Tanzania to see their fundraising dollars at work at EGPAF supported sites. Keep reading