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Posted by
Eric Kilongi
Nairobi, Kenya
December 28, 2010
On a recent special 20/20 episode on global health, ABC correspondent Deborah Roberts visited a Foundation-supported clinic nestled in the mountains of Lesotho. She followed a special Foundation pony courier there as he delivered lifesaving drugs and test results to mothers and pregnant women living with HIV in the isolated villages surrounding the clinic.
Prior to Deborah's arrival, Foundation Regional Communications Officer Eric Kilongi traveled from his home in Nairobi, Kenya to Lesotho to meet Potso and his family, and follow the path that Potso travels every week.
Click past the jump for more photos and to learn more about Eric's travels around the 'Kingdom in the Sky.'
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Posted by
Eric Kilongi
Nairobi, Kenya
October 6, 2010
A video featuring the Foundation’s work fighting pediatric HIV/AIDS in Kenya premiered this week on the Global Fund’s website as part of its Born HIV Free campaign. In August, a video crew from the Global Fund office in Geneva visited two Foundation-supported programs in the eastern and western regions of the country. Read more after the jump.
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Posted by
Eric Kilongi
Nairobi, Kenya
August 5, 2010
During a recent trip to Eastern Kenya, Foundation Senior Regional Communications Officer Eric Kilongi, came across the inspiring story of Chrispus and his HIV-positive wife, Esther. The parents of two-year-old Brian and seven-month-old Diana, Chrispus and Esther participate in a Foundation program titled "Zingatia Maisha"-- or in Kiswahili, "carefully consider life," which helps to increase the understanding of HIV as a manageable condition, break barries associated with the virus, and bring more people into treatment.
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