Nurse midwives, like Lyna Chikupila, can play a crucial role in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV by educating expectant mothers and ensuring that health facilities are properly equipped for delivery of children and prevention of infection. Keep reading
Bijoux Tshinzanga experiences a difficult beginning to her pregnancy. Now Bijoux and her daughter are healthy and happy, thanks to the Morija Health Center and their prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) program. Keep reading
Cathy Wilfert, M.D. is part of a group of prestigious scientists and researchers who proved that providing antiretroviral therapy to pregnant women living with HIV could greatly reduce the risk of a mother passing the virus onto her baby. Recently named by the American Academy of Pediatrics as one of the “7 Great Achievements in Pediatric Research” in the last 40 years, prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services have helped reduce the global number of new pediatric HIV infections by 58 percent. Keep reading
On April 27 on Capitol Hill, experts from U.S. Liaison Office for The Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator joined EGPAF and the Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus at an educational briefing about children in the global AIDS epidemic. Congressional staff and others came to learn about the impact of HIV and AIDS on children and how U.S. funded efforts are helping to reduce that burden. Keep reading
The American Academy of Pediatrics recently named prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) as one of the “7 Great Achievements in Pediatric Research” in the last 40 years. EGPAF’s Lynne Mofenson, M.D. was a pioneer in early PMTCT work and helped pave the way for EGPAF’s success in reaching 20 million women with services that could prevent transmission of HIV to their babies. Keep reading
EGPAF Ambassador Florence Ngobeni-Allen shares her experience as an HIV counselor. She helps women and mothers who are living with HIV gain access to the medicines they need to keep their babies healthy and HIV-free. Keep reading
In April 2012, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged countries with high HIV epidemics to ensure all HIV-positive pregnant and breastfeeding women were enrolled on antiretroviral therapy (ART) through a programmatic update. Now, exactly two years later, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) highlights how these guidelines, referred to as Option B+, have changed our programs and the lives of the women we aim to serve. Keep reading
The district medical officer for Kumba, Cameroon, explains why Option B+ is bringing hope to families affected by HIV in the southwest region of his country. Keep reading
UCLA dance marathon participants are raising money to study resistance testing, a critical gap in HIV/AIDS research. Sushant Mukherjee, the country director of EGPAF-Rwanda, explains why the contribution of these relentlessly dancing students is so significant. Keep reading
