In this guest post, Silvio Waisbord, Ph.D. of the George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs explores how social media can influence public health behaviors, especially in resource-limited settings. Keep reading
In Zambia, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) works with local partners on a mentor program to provide support to adolescents dealing with the everyday struggles of HIV. Given Mwanza, a peer counselor in Zambia living with HIV, describes how she gained hope to overcome the challenges of the virus. Keep reading
This International Women's Day, EGPAF celebrates the three women whose determination and bravery started a movement on behalf of HIV-positive mothers and children everywhere. Keep reading
This past Monday, at a briefing co-hosted by EGPAF, the Frontline Health Workers Coalition, Jhpiego, and IntraHealth international on Capitol Hill, Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Deborah Birx announced that the program has met a critical human resources for health target, and how health workers are critical as the world strives for an AIDS-free generation. Keep reading
Today, a new cervical cancer screening program in Lesotho is making headway against this deadly epidemic. Lesotho’s National Cervical Cancer Prevention Program at the Senkatana Centre of Excellence, pioneered by EGPAF in partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Lesotho Ministry of Health, is using simple, innovative methods to identify cervical cancer in its earliest stages and cure the disease before it can progress. Keep reading
Dan Hartmann is living with HIV, while his wife, Susan, is HIV-free – they are a discordant couple. When they decided to have a baby, they did so with careful planning and research. The choices they made to build their family highlight the current global research in treating and preventing this disease. Keep reading
There are many children who contracted HIV as infants, through mother-to-child transmission, growing into adolescents. As sexuality develops in this phase of life, so too does the risk of contracting HIV. This is a uniquely underreported and high-risk group. At one EGPAF-supported site in Kenya, staff are doing all they can to support their local teens. Keep reading
In the March 2015 issue of The Lancet HIV, EGPAF’s Senior Director of Technical Leadership, Innovations, and Sustainability Francesca Celletti, M.D. is the lead author on a new commentary outlining the need for HIV treatment and elimination targets for child living with HIV. Keep reading
We sat down with EGPAF board member Dr. Mike McCune and his daughter Emma to learn how together they are making the effort to end AIDS in children a family affair. Keep reading
