Putting Children’s Psychology First

Posted by Jane Coaston
Washington, D.C.
February 5, 2013

Sharon Nichols, PhD, whose ground-breaking
work focuses on the psychological needs of
children living with HIV. (Photo: Sharon Nichols)

Sharon Nichols, PhD works in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego. She has over 20 years of experience working with children living with HIV, with a focus on the cognitive and behavioral functioning of children living with HIV who took part in clinical trials for new medications. She also serves in the Behavioral Leadership Group of the Adolescent Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Research. She took some time to sit down with us and talk about her work and the psychological challenges children and young people living with HIV face.

Black History Month - An Advocate Since Birth

Posted by Jane Coaston
Washington, D.C.
February 4, 2013

Hydeia Broadbent, a champion for young people
living with HIV/AIDS. (Photo: Hydeia Broadbent)

As we celebrate Black History Month, we're honoring African-Americans who are taking part in the fight against HIV/AIDS. This week, we're meeting Hydeia Broadbent, an advocate for children and young people living with HIV. Born with HIV, Hydeia worked closely with Elizabeth Glaser and spoke out about her HIV status. Now 27, Hydeia continues to work for the rights and needs of people living with HIV. I recently spoke with her about her story and her message for young people.

What We’re Reading: Vaccine Research, Refocusing in the New Year, and New Funds for the Global Fund

Posted by Jane Coaston
Washington, D.C.
February 1, 2013

A prevention-of-mother-to-child transmission
(PMTCT) training in Malawi, where EGPAF has
provided over 600,000 women with PMTCT
services. (Photo: James Pursey/EGPAF)

This week, we’re learning about a researcher who is investigating new techniques for a possible HIV vaccine, reading about a Foundation Ambassador’s recommitment to an AIDS-free generation, and thinking about how new funds for the Global Fund could affect the war on AIDS.

Photo of the Day

Posted by Jane Coaston
Washington, D.C.
January 31, 2013

Foundation Ambassador Florence Ngobeni-Allen and outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
at a PEPFAR event in 2012. (Photo: EGPAF)

“During her remarks at the International AIDS Conference in July 2012, Secretary Clinton said that she looked forward to a day when we could gather ‘not talk about the fight against AIDS, but instead commemorate the birth of a generation that is free of AIDS.’ Because of her consistent and determined efforts, we are one step closer to reaching that goal." - Foundation CEO Charles Lyons

For a Researcher and Mother, HIV Fight is Personal

Posted by Jane Coaston
Washington, D.C.
January 31, 2013

Lindsay Wieczorek, PhD, is the
winner of a Susie Zeegan Fund Post-
doctoral Award for her research into
HIV vaccines.

Lindsay Wieczorek, PhD, has worked at the US Military HIV Research Program (MHRP) in the Laboratory of Humoral Immunology for the last 10 years. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Johns Hopkins University, and Catholic University, Lindsay was recently given the Susie Zeegen Fund Postdoctoral Award, named for Susie Zeegen, one of the co-founders of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. I spoke with Lindsay about the award and her hopes for her research.

Progress in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS in India

Posted by Jane Coaston
Washington, D.C.
January 30, 2013

Women learning about HIV in a clinic in India,
where EGPAF has helped test over 1 million
women for HIV. (Photo: EGPAF)

There are 2.4 million people living with HIV in India, and 3.5 percent of those infected are children. In addition, 39 percent of those living with HIV in India are women. But recently, the National AIDS Control Organization announced that over the last decade the number of new HIV infections in the country has dropped 57 percent.