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.

Clinton Town Hall Talks About Future of Global Policy

Posted by Michelle Betton
Washington, D.C.
January 29, 2013

A screenshot from Secretary of State Hilary
Clinton’s “Global Townterview.”

This morning, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke with media and youth around the world during the 59th Global Town Hall meeting of her tenure as Secretary of State. She has held Town Hall meetings around the world, giving journalists and citizens of countries she has visited the opportunity to ask her questions about the United States and its international relationships and policies. Today’s town hall meeting was special, as Clinton’s last day as Secretary of State is Feb. 1.

Soccer Champs Join The Fight Against HIV

Posted by Katie Cunningham
Washington, D.C.
January 29, 2013

Africa Cup champions Chipolopolo’s signed
game ball, which is being auctioned on eBay to
raise money for EGPAF.

Our friends on Zambia’s national football team, Chipolopolo, are defending their championship this year at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations tournament, but they haven’t forgotten about our fight against pediatric AIDS.

2013: A year for reflection, recognition, and recommitment

Posted by Florence Ngobeni-Allen
South Africa
January 28, 2013

Foundation Ambassador Florence Ngobeni-Allen
and U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton at a
PEPFAR (President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS
Relief) event. (Photo: EGPAF)

2013 is a year full of promises.

My name is Florence Ngobeni Allen, and I am a global advocate for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. I travel around the world educating communities about pediatric AIDS and motivating them to join me in the fight for an AIDS-free generation. This issue is of particular importance to me, because I am an HIV-positive mother of two HIV-negative children.