Foundation Blog
News, commentary, and voices in the efforts to eliminate HIV and AIDS in children worldwide.
Posted by
Jamie Gentille
Washington, D.C.
December 13, 2012
(Photo: EGPAF, 2012)
As we look forward to 2013,
EGPAF Ambassador Jamie Gentille writes on how she hopes that the new year will mark a new commitment to efforts to create an AIDS-free generation. Read her story after the jump.
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Posted by
Jane Coaston
Washington, D.C.
December 12, 2012
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) at the Frontline Health Workers
briefing. (Photo: Save the Children)
One year ago, Secretary of State Hilary Clinton laid out a vision for an AIDS-free generation. Earlier this month, she released the new PEPFAR “Blueprint,” which details the U.S. government’s plan to eliminate HIV/AIDS worldwide. This past week, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation joined with Save the Children and the
Frontline Health Workers Coalition for “Creating an AIDS Free Generation through Frontline Health Workers, “a briefing to discuss how health workers on-the-ground can help fulfill the Blueprint’s agenda.
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Posted by
Mapalesa Lemeke
Lesotho
December 10, 2012
Arrival of the Public at Ha-Thetsane
Lifefo Football Ground (Photo: EGPAF)
The Foundation team in Lesotho joined the rest of the world in commemorating World AIDS Day on December 1, 2012 at Ha-Thetsane Lifefo Football Ground. The event, “Getting to Zero, Zero New Infections, Zero Discrimination, Zero AIDS-related Deaths,” was graced by the presence of His Majesty King Letsie III, the Honourable Minister of Health Dr. Pinkie Manamolela, Honourable Minister of Gender, Youth and Recreation Chief Thesele ‘Maseribane, and Professor Sheila Tlou, UNAIDS Regional Director. Learn more about the event after the jump.
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(Photo: EGPAF, 2012)
EGPAF and various partners convened at Siphocosini Clinic to commemorate World AIDS Day 2012 last week. The event began with a 2.5km AIDS Walk, which started at Ndlelalula and ended outside of the Siphocosini Clinic. The walk ended with an overwhelming performance by the “Drum Majorette Girls” from Siphocosini and Bhekephi schools.
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Posted by
Jane Coaston
Washington, D.C.
December 7, 2012
Photo: James Pursey/EGPAF
This week, we’re thinking about just how to achieve an AIDS-free generation, learning about how hormonal birth control affects people living with HIV, and reading about a new study on how maternal and child health efforts and HIV prevention can work hand-in-hand.
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Posted by
Eric Kilongi
Ndhiwa, Kenya
December 6, 2012
Dr. Justus Ocholla, Ndhiwa District AIDS
and STDs Coordinator. (Photo: Eric Kilongi/EGPAF)
Ndhiwa district in Homa Bay County of Kenya’s Nyanza region was once infamous for HIV prevalence rates of up to 35 percent in 2010. But over the last 18 months, the district has reduced new HIV infections among children born from HIV-positive pregnant mothers netted through antenatal clinic visits to less than five percent. Learn more after the jump.
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