The Foundation was created at a time when few people knew that HIV/AIDS affected children. There was no research specifically on pediatric AIDS, and the drugs being used and developed for adults were not being used or tested in children.

Established to help level the playing field for children, the Foundation has spent more than two decades funding pediatric research and raising awareness about children's fight against HIV/AIDS. Thanks to this research and awareness, as well as the advent of combination antiretroviral therapy, many children born infected with HIV/AIDS now have the opportunity to grow up healthy. For children in resource-poor countries, however, long-term survival is still a dream.

What is AIDS?
AIDS represents the most advanced stages of HIV, a retrovirus that replicates within a cell, disabling the cell's operation as part of the body's defense against infection.
• Definition
• Symptoms
• Diagnosis
• Treatment
• Transmission


HIV/AIDS Facts and Statistics
Better treatments have contributed to the increased number of people living with AIDS in the U.S. However, more than 95 percent of people with HIV live in resource-poor nations, where more than half of those in need of treatment aren't receiving it.
• U.S. Statistics
• Global Statistics

Resources
There is a wealth of information online about the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Our Resource section compiles links to the best HIV/AIDS-related organizations, information about U.S.-based education programs, details about subscribing to electronic newsletters and online treatment resources, and links to online glossaries of HIV/AIDS-related terms.
• HIV/AIDS Organizations
• HIV/AIDS Education Programs
• Newsletters and Treatment Information
• Online Glossaries
• Foundation Resources

Our Programs
Our longstanding commitment to basic research in HIV/AIDS will not waver until we have fulfilled our mission of eradicating pediatric AIDS.
• HIV/AIDS Research and Training Programs
• International Family AIDS Initiatives