Foundation Blog
News, commentary, and voices in the efforts to eliminate HIV and AIDS in children worldwide.
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Sanyu Nkiinzi
Mbarara, Uganda
October 14, 2011
Photo: James Pursey
In the seventh and final post in our blog series, “Fighting Pediatric AIDS in Uganda,” we hear from 35-year-old mother of two, Elizabeth. After learning she was living with HIV, Elizabeth began efforts to educate her community and help people affected by HIV/AIDS. Today, Elizabeth works at Rugazi Health Centre IV as an expert client and counselor. Click past the jump to read about her passion for HIV education and counseling.
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Sanyu Nkiinzi
Mbarara, Uganda
October 13, 2011
Photo: James Pursey
The sixth blog in our “Fighting Pediatric AIDS in Uganda” series introduces us to Justine, a single HIV-positive mother who is pregnant with her second child. Justine is receiving PMTCT services at a Foundation-supported facility in Kagongo, southwestern Uganda. In her post, Justine discusses her fears about transmitting HIV to her unborn child, and how she hopes to help other women like her in the future. Read more after the jump.
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Posted by
Sanyu Nkiinzi
Mbarara, Uganda
October 12, 2011
Photo: James Pursey
The fifth blog in our “Fighting Pediatric AIDS in Uganda” series introduces us to the Amatsiko Family Support Group at Ibanda Hospital in southwestern Uganda. Amatsiko is a unique psychosocial support program that offers HIV/AIDS education and support while exploring other important health topics, including nutrition. In this post, support group member and nutritionist, Maria, offers a glimpse into a recent Amatsiko meeting where the group learned about nutrition and healthy eating habits. Click past the jump to read more.
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Posted by
Sanyu Nkiinzi
Mbarara, Uganda
October 11, 2011
Photo: James Pursey
The fourth blog in our “Fighting Pediatric AIDS in Uganda” series shares the experience of Musa and Sawua, a couple that received HIV-positive test results from Rugazi Health Centre in southwestern Uganda. Read about the steps they took after learning their HIV-positive status, and their plans for healthy living in the future, in the post after the jump.
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Posted by
Sanyu Nkiinzi
Mbarara, Uganda
October 10, 2011
Photo: James Pursey
The third blog in our “Fighting Pediatric AIDS in Uganda” series explores the unique way one psychosocial support group is educating its community about HIV/AIDS. The RUPLWA group, or Rukoni People Living with HIV Association, is a drama and dance support group that travels around Ntungamo district using the power of performance to educate and change attitudes about HIV/AIDS. The group’s leader, Godfrey, shares his thoughts on the group’s involvement with the community in the blog after the jump.
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Posted by
Jen Pollakusky
Washington, D.C.
October 7, 2011
This week, we’re reading about new HIV/AIDS research that raises concerns about a link between injected contraceptive use and HIV transmission.
A recent study, published earlier this week in the British medical journal, The Lancet, followed a group of nearly 3,800 discordant couples – in which one partner, either male or female, is HIV-positive and the other is HIV-negative – around Africa for two years to determine whether a correlation exists between the use of injected contraceptives and an increased risk of HIV transmission.
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