What We’re Reading: HIV Resistance, Dance Marathon, and Defeating AIDS

Posted by Jane Coaston
Washington, D.C.
January 25, 2013

Mothers and babies at a clinic in Mozambique,
where the Foundation has provided over 1.1
million women with the services they need to
prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
(Photo: EGPAF)

This week, we’re learning more about HIV-resistant cells, thinking about Dance Marathon, and reading about the rights of children living with HIV.

Photo of the Day

Posted by Jane Coaston
Washington, D.C.
January 24, 2013

It's the first snowy day here at EGPAF's headquarters in Washington D.C., reminding us of this August snowstorm in Lesotho. Last year, EGPAF provided 108,038 women in Lesotho with prevention of mother-to-child transmission services. (Photo: EGPAF, 2012)

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)

What We’re Reading: Gender Violence, A New Clinic, Rising HIV Rates in Belarus, and Bold Ideas for Ending AIDS

Posted by Jane Coaston
Washington, D.C.
January 11, 2013

A pregnant woman in Uganda. EGPAF supports
550 sites offering PMTCT and care and treatment
services in Uganda. (Photo: James Pursey/EGPAF)

This week, we’re learning about how South Africans are combating gender-based violence, thinking about new ideas for ending HIV/AIDS, and reading about how HIV rates in Belarus are dangerously high.