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News, commentary, and voices in the efforts to eliminate HIV and AIDS in children worldwide.
Posted by
Robert Yule
Washington, D.C.
August 4, 2011
Elizabeth and Ariel Glaser (Photo: EGPAF)
We’ve all heard that this year marks the thirtieth anniversary of the first AIDS diagnosis in the United States.
Today at the Foundation, we also commemorate another milestone – what would have been Ariel Glaser’s thirtieth birthday.
Click past the jump to see a short video and listen to Jake Glaser, Ariel's brother, and son of Elizabeth Glaser, remember his sister, and how she created the Foundation's logo that still inspires hope today.
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Posted by
Robert Yule
Washington, D.C.
July 27, 2011
United States Capitol Building
Today there were new developments on Capitol Hill that cause concern about the continued success of U.S. supported global health initiatives.
An Appropriations subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives proposed severe reductions to global health spending – more than $700 million in cuts to programs combating HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and other diseases.
Click past the jump for more details and a statement released by Foundation President and CEO Chip Lyons on the critical funding cuts.
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Posted by
Robert Yule
Rome, Italy
July 18, 2011
Ima Chima, Technical Adviser in the
Foundation's South Africa office, presents
at IAS 2011. (Photo: EGPAF/Robert Yule)
Eliminating pediatric HIV and AIDS was high on the agenda on the first day of the sixth International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment, and Prevention in Rome.
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation kicked things off with a morning session on the role of community in preventing new HIV infections in infants and children, and keeping their mothers healthy. The Foundation was joined by representatives from CARE, the Regional Psychosocial Support Initiative (REPSSI), the Global Fund, and the London School of Health and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) in a panel discussion.
Click past the jump to hear from Foundation Senior Media Relations Manager Bob Yule, on-site in Rome.
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Posted by
Robert Yule
Rome, Italy
July 16, 2011
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Foundation VP of Research
Dr. Laura Guay talks to
journalists at IAS 2011.
(Photo EGPAF/Bob Yule)
This coming week, the Foundation will be highlighting the latest research on issues related to children and HIV at the sixth annual International AIDS Society (IAS) conference in Rome.
For journalists attending the conference – and for those covering it from afar – we’ve produced an updated and expanded handbook on the issue of pediatric AIDS.
Click past the jump to read A Journalist’s Guide to Reporting on Pediatric HIV and AIDS, and to learn how to get updates on the latest developments in pediatric AIDS coming out of Rome.
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Posted by
Robert Yule
Washington, D.C.
July 7, 2011
Lucrecia Silva and her daughter, Helena,
are both HIV-positive.
(Photo: Andrea Hsu/NPR)
Yesterday NPR’s program All Things Considered aired its third installment from Mozambique on maternal and child health – this time focusing on preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
Host Melissa Block reported from a health clinic supported by the Foundation in the southern town of Macia. HIV rates are high in the surrounding province of Gaza. It’s estimated that about thirty percent of women there are HIV-positive.
Melissa spoke to Foundation Country Director Dr. Nancy Fitch about our efforts to reach all pregnant women who are living with HIV – both to improve their own health and to protect their babies from getting the virus.
Click past the jump for more about the story and links to the NPR story.
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Posted by
Robert Yule
Washington, D.C.
July 1, 2011
This week, we’ve actually been doing more listening than reading – to NPR’s new global series on pregnancy and childbirth, called “Beginnings.”
NPR’s All Things Considered has been reporting from Mozambique on issues affecting maternal and child health. As part of the series, host Melissa Block visited a Foundation-supported clinic in the town of Macia in southern Mozambique, to learn about preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
Click past the jump to listen to and read the segments, and to learn about next week’s piece highlighting the Foundation’s work.
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