Foundation Blog
News, commentary, and voices in the efforts to eliminate HIV and AIDS in children worldwide.
Posted by
Charles Lyons
Homa Bay, Kenya
March 22, 2013
EGPAF President and CEO Chip Lyons
in Homa Bay, Kenya. (Photo: EGPAF,
2013)
Continuing his field visits in western Kenya, EGPAF President and CEO Chip Lyons spent the day at the Ngegu dispensary and Kendu Bay district hospital where dramatic reductions in mother-to-child transmission of HIV have been seen over the past two years.
Read a recap of Chip's visit with families and hospital staff, and learn more about how the determination of so many is leading to major victories in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Kenya.
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Posted by
Charles Lyons
Washington, D.C.
February 11, 2013
EGPAF President and CEO Charles
Lyons speaks at the Senkatana launch
in Lesotho. (Photo: EGPAF, 2013)
I have just returned from the Kingdom of Lesotho, a country entirely surrounded by the Republic of South Africa; a country that’s about the size of Maryland, but has a strong reputation for providing important lessons in the fight against HIV and AIDS. Learn more about my trip and how Lesotho is putting the health of women living with HIV first.
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Posted by
Charles Lyons
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
December 7, 2011
Ryan White.
Last week on World AIDS Day -- amid talk about an historic opportunity to create an AIDS-free generation -- we were reminded that the stigma and ignorance surrounding this disease is not necessarily a thing of the past. The news that a 13-year-old boy has been banned from attending a school in Pennsylvania because he is HIV-positive brought back a flood of memories from an earlier and darker time in the history of the AIDS pandemic.
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Posted by
Charles Lyons
Washington, D.C.
November 12, 2011
(Originally published in the Huffington Post, November 12, 2011) Sometimes, in order to be heard, you have to speak up. But for children and mothers around the world who often don't have a voice or a seat at the political table, we need leaders who will speak on their behalf. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton did just that in a landmark speech at the National Institutes of Health. She reminded us of some recent successes we've had in the fight against global HIV/AIDS, which have presented the world with an historic opportunity "to change the course of this pandemic and usher in an AIDS-free generation."
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Posted by
Charles Lyons
Washington, D.C.
June 3, 2011
(Photo: EGPAF)
In my last message, I discussed the upcoming budget vote in the United States and our efforts to ensure that critical programs like ours were not on the chopping block, even in difficult economic times. I’m glad to report that while funding for global HIV/AIDS programs were slightly reduced, the cuts were much less than the severe $800 million reductions that were proposed by some in Congress. Legislators realized what we know firsthand: These programs work.
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Posted by
Charles Lyons
Washington, D.C.
March 1, 2011
Foundation President and CEO
Charles Lyons in Kenya.
(Photo: Georgina Goodwin)
Top of mind for me in recent weeks—and a topic that’s been reflected in headlines around the world—is the threat of decreased U.S. Government funding for critical HIV/AIDS work. Two weeks ago, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would drastically cut lifesaving global health funding, including $363 million for global HIV and AIDS programs and $450 million for the Global Fund. I am deeply concerned about this legislation, which is now in the hands of the Senate.
U.S. budget problems are real—but they’re not caused by global health programs or foreign assistance, and our economic difficulties won’t be solved by cutting these lifesaving programs.
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