This issue of our annual newsletter describes EGPAF’s early beginnings as a research organization devoted to the discovery of treatment options for HIV-positive children and highlights our continuing operations research of HIV/AIDS programs in supported countries.
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From Mortality Review to Mortality Reduction: The Importance of Embedding Routine Pediatric HIV Death Audits in Tanzania
Published August 2026
We assessed the implementation of standardized pediatric mortality audits and associated programmatic responses on mortality trends among CLHIV in Tanzania.
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Topics:
Pediatric HIV,
Research
Countries:
Tanzania
A cough monitor having a review meeting with a mother at ndhiwa Subcounty hospital.EGPAF worked in partnership with ministry of health Homabay county to implement CaP TB (Catalyzing Pediatric TB). CaP TB sought to reduce childhood illness and deaths due to TB in Homabay and Turkana counties by developing, implementing and documenting innovative models of care and catalyzing their wide-scale implementation to improve case detection and treatment.
Journal Articles
Innovations to improve identification of TB and SARS-CoV-2 infections in sub-Saharan Africa
Published July 2026
This supplement highlights research on integrated COVID-19 and tuberculosis services to improve diagnosis, care, and health system resilience in Cameroon and Kenya.
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Topics:
Research,
Tuberculosis (TB)
Countries:
Global
Journal Articles
Breastfeeding, Antiretroviral Therapy, HIV Transmission, and the HIV Reservoir
Published October 2024
Recommendations on breastfeeding by persons living with HIV (PLWH) have shifted globally over time. Because the absolute risk for HIV transmission through breast milk in the absence of antiretroviral therapy (ART) is as high as 16% to 20%, recommendations for low-resource settings in the early 1990s initially emphasized replacement feeding if acceptable, feasible, affordable, sustainable, […]
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Topics:
Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT),
Research