Multilateral funding models such as Gavi, the Global Fund, and UNITAID, leverage the strengths of the disparate sectors of the global health community, public and private, to achieve maximum financial and programmatic effect. Keep reading
Today (Feb. 24) the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) announced a new licensing agreement with pharmaceutical company Merck & Co. that will allow generic manufacturers to produce low-cost pediatric versions of Merck's HIV medication, raltegravir. Read a blog from MPP's Executive Director Greg Perry on the importance of these agreements. Keep reading
The Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), an annual conference which gathers leading researchers in the field of HIV and AIDS will be held February 23-25. The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) will be in attendance to present its latest research from Rwanda and to collect information to inform our country programs. Keep reading
In our latest installment of HIV 101, we help our readers understand a few terms that might seems like synonyms to the average person, but each has a very different meaning to public health experts, especially when it comes to ending serious public health threats like HIV/AIDS. Keep reading
During most of his teen years, Mbongeni Dlamini wondered if he would ever ask a girl to go out with him. His normal adolescent fears were compounded by the fact that he is HIV-positive. Today, through his involvement with a psychosocial support group, Mbongen has the confidence to envision a girlfriend — and eventually a wife and family. Keep reading
EGPAF Ambassador Ben Banks recently shared his journey of living with HIV with students at Holy Cross Dance Marathon. This year, Holy Cross students raised more than $30,000 to support EGPAF and its work to end AIDS in children! Keep reading
Data collection and analysis recently became faster and more efficient in EGPAF’s research in Rwanda because of the use of electronic tablets and open-source software. Keep reading
Feb. 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day in the United States – a day set aside to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic that continues to disproportionately affect the African-American community. Keep reading
When Yusef discovered his HIV-positive status, he faced the task of disclosing his status to his three wives. Together, the family is facing the virus, taking proactive steps to prevent transmission. Keep reading
