Foundation Blog
News, commentary, and voices in the efforts to eliminate HIV and AIDS in children worldwide.
Posted by
Robert Yule
Washington, D.C.
June 17, 2011
The week of the annual A Time for Heroes celebrity picnic in Los Angeles is always particularly hectic for everyone at the Foundation. This year it was made a little more so as the 15th Annual Webby Awards were held the very next evening...nearly 2,500 miles away in New York City.
The Foundation was awarded both a Webby Award and a Webby People's Voice Award in the Public Service and Activism Video category
Foundation Senior Media Affairs Manager Robert Yule went from coast to coast to attend both events. Click past the jump for a more detailed play-by-play of a whirlwind 24 hours.
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Posted by
Robert Yule
Washington, D.C.
May 20, 2011
(Photo: EGPAF)
A lot can happen in a year.
A week ago last year, we were just launching the Foundation’s new website and our blog in this space. Since then, you – our readers – have visited the blog almost 75,000 times, to read 154 posts about all aspects of our work.
We’ve written about our research, and advocacy and policy efforts. With our first-person Notes from the Field and individual Stories of Hope, we’ve also showcased our programs on the ground. Read more to see our highlights from a year of blogging.
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Posted by
Robert Yule
Washington, D.C.
May 19, 2011
This week for HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, the Foundation’s Vice President of Research Dr. Laura Guay issued a statement about the importance of including children in future AIDS vaccine clinical trials.
On our Facebook page, one of our readers expressed concern about the potential risks, and asked whether it was safe for infants and children to be a part of these types of trials.
We thought this would be a good opportunity to discuss the issue further on our blog. Read more after the jump.
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Posted by
Robert Yule
Washington, D.C.
May 16, 2011
Last week, we were reading several articles about a “groundbreaking” and “landmark” new AIDS study involving both treatment and prevention of HIV.
The HPTN 052 study used HIV treatment as a means of preventing sexual transmission of the virus within couples where one partner is HIV-positive, and the other is HIV-negative.
Continue past the jump to read more about this important study and to find out what other global health leaders are saying about it.
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Posted by
Robert Yule
Washington, D.C.
April 29, 2011
(Photo: EGPAF/James Pursey)
Swaziland is a small kingdom within the borders of South Africa, but it faces an outsized AIDS epidemic. It has the highest HIV prevalence of any country in the world.
One in four adults has HIV, and almost half the pregnant women who come for prenatal care also test HIV-positive.
But Swaziland is also a leader in fighting the AIDS epidemic, particularly in preventing new infections in infants and children.
Together with the Swaziland Ministry of Health and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Foundation today marked the inauguration of the $12 million program called Eliminating Pediatric AIDS in Swaziland (EPAS).
Continue past the jump to read more about this groundbreaking project which will ensure that all children in the country are born free of HIV.
Photo: Winile is an HIV-positive, 30-year-old mother of two from Swaziland. Both of her children were delivered while she was taking medicines to prevent HIV transmission. Her youngest son, seen here, is four months old and HIV-free.
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Posted by
Robert Yule
Washington, D.C.
April 15, 2011
This week, we were once again reading about the U.S. federal budget and its effect on global health efforts, particularly the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Click past the jump for a more in-depth look at coverage of the new federal budget.
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