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Young Mothers Rewrite the Story of Lesotho 

Published November 2025

Reabetsoe waves and laughs as his mother, Motšelisi Tsubane, 23, leans in, singing his name and dangling a homemade ball. Reabetsoe is a healthy 4-month-old, learning how to focus his eyes and move his arms and legs. He has transformed this family.   “My son likes it when I sing lullabies for him—you see him smile and act happy,” […]

Topics:

Children,

Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT),

Women

Countries:

Lesotho

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Story

The Heart of Global Health

Published March 2025

Every day, all around the world, health workers are making a difference. Some are on the frontlines providing direct services to people needing care. Others lend their technical skills in labs and pharmacies. Some work on a systems level, ensuring all of the complex pieces of health care are working together. But one thing unites […]

Topics:

General

Countries:

Kenya,

Malawi,

Nigeria,

Tanzania,

Uganda

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The most recent stories, resources, press releases, and media coverage from EGPAF.

Story

Young Mothers Rewrite the Story of Lesotho 

Published November 2025

Reabetsoe waves and laughs as his mother, Motšelisi Tsubane, 23, leans in, singing his name and dangling a homemade ball. Reabetsoe is a healthy 4-month-old, learning how to focus his eyes and move his arms and legs. He has transformed this family.   “My son likes it when I sing lullabies for him—you see him smile and act happy,” […]

Topics:

Children,

Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT),

Women

Countries:

Lesotho

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News

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Receives $1.5 Million from Gates Foundation to Strengthen U.S. Leadership in Global Health 

Published October 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 2, 2025  — The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) has received a $1.5 million award from the Gates Foundation to launch Common Ground for Global Health, a new initiative aimed at revitalizing bipartisan support for U.S. global health programs, with a focus on maternal, newborn and child health, and HIV.   Reaching a New Generation of […]
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Project Brief

Integrating Nurturing Care for Early Childhood Development into Primary Health Care: The Tanzania Experience

Published July 2025

Overview More than 275 million children in low- and middle-income countries are at risk of suboptimal development, including over 66% of children in sub-Saharan Africa. In Tanzania 43% of children are at high risk of not achieving their full potential for growth and development. Risk factors for suboptimal development include poverty, nutritional deficiencies, maternal depression, […]

Countries:

Tanzania

Beyond+ Podcast

Beyond+ shares voices and stories of individuals around the world living with or affected by HIV.

More than 40 years after the emergence of the HIV pandemic, multiple generations are growing up and growing older with HIV—loving and striving and coping and thriving.

We want to know, what is beyond an HIV diagnosis today? What is beyond the clinic? What is beyond adolescence? What is beyond loss? What is beyond graduation? What takes you beyond this moment?

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In the News

Explore EGPAF’s most recent press releases, media mentions, and interviews with our experts. Follow along as we elevate critical conversations in global health. To arrange an interview or to learn more, email our Media Director, Hayde Adams, at hadams@pedaids.org.

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News

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Receives $1.5 Million from Gates Foundation to Strengthen U.S. Leadership in Global Health 

Published October 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 2, 2025  — The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) has received a $1.5 million award from the Gates Foundation to launch Common Ground for Global Health, a new initiative aimed at revitalizing bipartisan support for U.S. global health programs, with a focus on maternal, newborn and child health, and HIV.   Reaching a New Generation of […]
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Mother Jones: State Department Cables Reveal the Harrowing Consequences of Elon Musk’s USAID Demolition

Published June 2025

In response to inquiries from Mother Jones, a State Department spokesperson said that, “Following the Secretary’s approval for lifesaving PEPFAR programs, PEPFAR program implementers who are providing lifesaving treatment and prevention of mother to child transmission services were notified and urged to resume approved service delivery,” and that ”[a]gencies have been working with their implementers to resume […]

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Enhancing Family Planning (FP) Counseling and Provision of Services Through Integration into HIV Care and Treatment Services in the Shinyanga Region of Tanzania

Published December 6, 2017

The aim of this UNFPA-funded study was to assess changes resulting from the integration of family planning (FP) services into HIV services and to assess the acceptability of the integrated model among district health managers, health care providers, and clients in Tanzania. Data Collection Period: October 2011 – September 2012…

Countries:

Tanzania

Research

Evaluation of the Implementation and Effects of the Unitaid/EGPAF Point-of-Care Early Infant Diagnosis Project across Nine Countries

Published December 6, 2017

This study evaluated the implementation and effects of the Unitaid-funded Point-of-Care (POC) Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) Project. The project rolled out POC EID platforms in nine African countries and utilized baseline retrospective data collection, prospective data extraction, health worker questionnaires, and in-depth interviews with lab managers. Data Collection Period:…

Countries:

Cameroon,

Côte d’Ivoire,

Eswatini,

Kenya,

Lesotho,

Mozambique,

Rwanda,

Zambia,

Zimbabwe

Research

Evaluation of the Impact of Point-of-Care Early Infant Diagnostic (EID) Testing on Timely Receipt of EID Testing Results in HIV-infected Children

Published December 6, 2017

This Unitaid-funded mixed methods study utilized a randomized step-wedge design to assess the impact of point-of-care (POC) versus conventional early infant diagnostic (EID) testing on key outcomes in Kenya and Zimbabwe. Data were collected through longitudinal clinical follow-ups, medical chart extractions, interviews with mothers and caregivers, and community focus…

Countries:

Kenya,

Zimbabwe

Research

Enhancing Client-centered Service Delivery by Facility and Community Providers in Lindi and Tabora, Tanzania - The UMOJA Study

Published December 6, 2017

This USAID-funded study assessed the effectiveness of a community health worker-health provider case management and quality improvement intervention model on retention in MNCH/PMTCT services among patients overall, and among a subset of at-risk women/baby pairs in Tanzania. Mixed methods were used to compare clinical outcomes among the model and…

Countries:

Tanzania

Research

Enhancing Retention in Care for HIV-positive Mothers and Their Infants by Improving Facility Tracking and Community Health Worker Tracing in Zimbabwe (TraCTOR)

Published December 6, 2017

This USAID-funded, two-arm randomized study evaluated the effectiveness of an enhanced intervention package designed to improve active patient tracing activities for HIV-positive mothers and their infants. The intervention package included tools and mentorship to improve operational training and support, and data flow and documentation, as well as a systematic…

Countries:

Zimbabwe

Research

Post Opportunistic Infection/Antiretroviral Treatment Management Training and Capacity Building Assessment of Health Workers in Selected Districts in Zimbabwe

Published December 6, 2017

This goal of this Children’s Investment Fund Foundation-funded study was to describe the process of clinical mentorship and to identify the benefit of clinical mentorship and clinical attachment as a capacity building tool for health care workers initiating pregnant and lactating women and children on ART in Zimbabwe. The…

Countries:

Zimbabwe

Research

Project ACCLAIM (Advancing Community Level Action for Improving MCH/PMTCT)

Published December 6, 2017

This study, funded by the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Development (DFATD), was a three-arm randomized community-based trial which evaluated the effects of engaging community leaders in MCH/PMTCT, community health fairs, and peer-led health support groups on the demand for, uptake of, and retention in maternal and…

Countries:

Eswatini,

Uganda,

Zimbabwe

Research

Evaluation of the Community-Based ART in the Okongo and Eenhana Districts of Namibia (C-BART)

Published December 6, 2017

The goal of this CDC-funded evaluation was to assess the implementation process of the community-based antiretroviral (C-BART) program in the Okongo and Eenhana Districts in Namibia. This study also evaluated the effect of the C-BART program, described its acceptability, and explained program challenges. Data Collection Period: October 2017 –…

Countries:

Namibia

Research

Implementation and Evaluation of Differentiated HIV Care and Treatment for People with Advanced HIV Disease in Lesotho

Published December 6, 2017

This CDC-funded study aimed to strengthen services for people living with HIV (PLHIV) with advanced HIV disease (AHD) by implementing a differentiated care model and training clinical provider and lab staff on the recommended package of care for PLHIV with AHD in Lesotho. Data Collection Period: January 2017 –…

Countries:

Lesotho