Linking HIV with Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)

Posted by Dr. Neeraj Mistry

May 23, 2013

HIV/AIDS and neglected tropical diseases
(NTDs) often overlap, affected women and
children disproportionately. (Photo: WHO)

Recently, there has been a lot of discussion about global health funding and how we can do more with less. As we reflect on 10 years of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Release (PEPFAR), move forward with new funding streams for the Global Fund and transition bilateral and multilateral support to country-ownership platforms, we must examine the best ways to link HIV/AIDS services with other global health interventions.

Reaching the Finish Line, One Rickshaw Run at a Time

Posted by Danny Gottlieb

May 23, 2013

The Sitar Wars Rickshaw Race team (Danny
Gottlieb, Steve Stenholt, and Lindsey Wanner)
at Coronation Bridge in West Bengal, India.
(Photo: Sitar Wars)

On April 6, the Sitar Wars rickshaw team began a 2,400-mile, two-week race across the entire Indian subcontinent to raise money for EGPAF. Read Danny’s final installment in his blog series about the journey!

At World Health Assembly, Concerns and Commitment

Posted by Eliane Drakopoulos
Geneva, Switzerland
May 22, 2013

The World Health Assembly, based in Geneva,
Switzerland, is the main governing body of
the World Health Organization. (Photo: WHO)

The 66th World Health Assembly (WHA) opened in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday with representatives from the 194 member states of the World Health Organization (WHO). The group convenes annually to make key decisions about the future policies and key directions of the WHO. This year, the delegates will focus on the challenge of how to ensure the place of health in the post-2015 generation of millennium development goals (MDGs), including MDG 5, improving maternal and child health and MDG 6, combating HIV, malaria, and other diseases.

A Rickshaw Race Through India to Save Lives

Posted by Danny Gottlieb

May 21, 2013

Team Sitar Wars (Danny Gottleib, Lindsey
Wanner, and Steve Stenholt) about to take a
refreshing dip in the Bay of Bengal during their
Rickshaw Race across India to raise money
for EGPAF. (Photo: Sitar Wars)

On April 6, the Sitar Wars rickshaw team began a 2,400-mile, two-week race across the entire Indian subcontinent to raise money for EGPAF. Their journey took them from beaches to hostels, from engine failures to the Bay of Bengal. Read more from team member Danny about their incredible journey.

Photo of the Day: In Zambia, An Important Message

Posted by Jane Coaston

May 20, 2013

(Photo: EGPAF)

An anti-AIDS message on an outside wall in Mtendere Township in Lusaka, Zambia. Zambia has one of the most devastating HIV burdens in the world – one in seven adults in the country is living with HIV. Since 2001, EGPAF has provided much needed support to the Ministry of Health to help save the lives of babies and children throughout the country.

Optimism on World HIV Vaccine Awareness Day

Posted by Jeffrey T. Safrit
Los Angeles, CA
May 18, 2013

HIV (in green) budding from a type of white
blood cell known as a lymphocyte. Just how
close are we to creating a vaccine to prevent
HIV infections? (Photo: Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention)

As the global health community continues to make strides in the fight to end HIV/AIDS, I want to celebrate World HIV Vaccine Awareness Day and applaud the research and development (R&D) community on its progress thus far to develop an effective HIV vaccine.