EGPAF and Peace Corps: In the Spirit of Service
In Mozambique, Peace Corps Volunters (PCVs) are fully integrated in the community making them critical to EGPAF’s HIV prevention, care, treatment, and support activities. Keep reading
Positive Partnerships: Celebrating Peace Corps Week
February 23—March 1, 2014 is Peace Corps Week. The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) works with the Peace Corps in Mozambique to help achieve its mission of eliminating pediatric HIV. Marie McLeod, director of the Peace Corps’ Office of Global Health and HIV shares her experience with EGPAF and the value of its partnership with the Peace Corps. Keep reading
EGPAF and the Peace Corps Unite to End Pediatric AIDS In Mozambique
February 24 – March 1, 2014 is Peace Corps Week and we’re celebrating by highlighting EGPAF’s amazing work with U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) in Mozambique. Keep reading
AEPhi Sisters at the University of Maryland Celebrate EGPAF’s Impact
On Feb. 24, 2014 the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation’s (EGPAF) Development Coordinator Sydney Van Horn stopped by the Alpha Epsilon Phi (AEPhi)’s Alpha Mu chapter at the University of Maryland to discuss how the sorority has made an impact in EGPAF-supported countries around the world. Keep reading
Our Voices in the Fight: Rae Lewis-Thornton, the Face of Black AIDS
The latest installment of our Black History Month series, “Our Voices in the Fight,” features the story of Rae Lewis-Thornton, a woman who bravely disclosed her HIV-status in a 1994 Essence Magazine cover story and has since dedicated her life to tackling the stigma around HIV/AIDS. Keep reading
Increasing Mozambique’s Health Workforce, One Fellow at a Time
Health worker shortages are a major challenge in many resource-limited settings around the world. To address this gap, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) works with national governments and other stakeholders to reduce health worker shortages. Keep reading
Integrating TB and HIV Treatment Improves Outcomes
People living with HIV are oftentimes more vulnerable to contracting multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, but results from a new study suggest that simultaneously combining these treatments can improve a patient's chance of survival Keep reading
What We’re Reading: Faces behind the Statistics
This week, we’re reading about confronting stigma, new insights into the genetic markers of pediatric HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, and why artist and humanitarian Ziggy Marley believes love should be the guiding principle behind HIV/AIDS activism. Keep reading
Our Voices in the Fight: The Congressional Black Caucus Champions Global HIV/AIDS Policy
For the last decade, the U.S. Congressional Black Caucus has played an instrumental role in urging the government’s continued commitment to eliminating HIV/AIDS worldwide. This Black History Month, we celebrate that commitment. Keep reading
