The Rights of the Child Living with HIV

Posted by Chip Lyons
Geneva, Switzerland
January 22, 2013

Only 28 percent of children living with HIV
have access to the ARV treatments that can
save their lives. (Photo: EGPAF)

On Thursday, 17 January, I traveled to Geneva, Switzerland for several reasons: to meet with our Geneva staff, to attend a day-long meeting of the Global Steering Group that is strategically pushing forward on effective implementation of the Global Plan, and to conduct EGPAF’s first-ever briefing of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC).

HIVCORE and EGPAF: A New Partnership

Posted by Jane Coaston
Washington, D.C.
January 21, 2013

The first issue of HIVCORE Highlights newsletter,
the publication of the HIVCORE project.

EGPAF is taking part in a new partnership focused on improving the scale and speed of HIV care and treatment and prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) efforts.

What We’re Reading: Public Policy in the New Year, HIV Preventing AIDS, and Treatment Windows

Posted by Jane Coaston
Washington, D.C.
January 18, 2013

Elizabeth Glaser, founder and inspiration of
EGPAF, meeting President and Mrs. Reagan.
(Photo: EGPAF)

This week, we’re learning about what to expect from HIV/AIDS public policy efforts in the United States in 2013, reading about new research into how to use the HIV virus to prevent AIDS, and thinking about the optimal time to begin treatment for HIV.

Photo of the Day: Sabina and Betton

Posted by Jane Coaston
Washington, D.C.
January 17, 2013

Sabina, a young HIV-positive mother from Tanzania, sits with her son Betton, who is HIV-negative. (Photo: EGPAF, 2011)

2013 in Public Policy: Big Changes

Posted by Katie Coester
Washington, D.C.
January 16, 2013

Paul Michael Glaser testifying before Congress
on behalf of EGPAF in 2001. EGPAF is looking
to continue its history of public advocacy in
2013. (Photo: EGPAF)

Though the 113th Congress was sworn in just a few weeks ago, EGPAF’s public policy team is already expecting 2013 to be a busy year on Capitol Hill for HIV/AIDS policy. Learn more about the upcoming Congress and what you can do to take a stand for women and children battling HIV/AIDS.

A Success Story in Lesotho: Family Health Days

Posted by Ashley Thompson, MPH
Washington, D.C.
January 15, 2013

A worker at a clinic in Lesotho. EGPAF supports
222 PMTCT and care and treatment sites in Lesotho.
(Photo: James Pursey/EGPAF)

For many reasons, a number of Basotho people still find it difficult to access health services offered at traditional health facilities. Additionally, non-communicable diseases are often not a major focus of the national health system. Following discussions with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and USAID, EGPAF initiated Family Health Days (FHDs) to bring HIV prevention, care, and treatment services to remote areas, as well as to identify and appropriately manage non-communicable diseases and provide integrated primary health care services at the community level.