A Clinic in Uganda Receives a Remodeled Laboratory

Posted by Nkiinzi Sanyu
Kampala, Uganda
January 7, 2013

Ruhoko Health Center IV in Uganda.
(Photo: EGPAF)

Ruhoko Health Center IV is a government facility in Ibanda district that serves about 150,000 people in Ibanda South. Up until now, the facility has been sending samples for CD4 counts or T-cells to neighboring districts. However, with support from the PEPFAR/USAID-funded Strengthening TB and HIV/AIDS Response in the South-Western region of Uganda (STAR-SW) project, the laboratory has been renovated and remodeled to serve as a hub for Ibanda district. Learn more about the newly refurbished laboratory.

What We’re Reading: HIV in China, A Story of Hope, and Flu Shots

Posted by Jane Coaston
Washington, D.C.
January 4, 2013

A woman with her infant care guidelines card
in Zimbabwe. (Photo: James Pursey/EGPAF)

This week, we’re learning about how China is working with human rights organizations to battle HIV, reading our newest Story of Hope, thinking about how organizations are using the radio to share information on mother-to-child transmission, and finding out more about how people living with HIV can combat the flu.

Using Radio to Bridge the PMTCT Information Gap in Zimbabwe

Posted by Carol Zinyemba
Harare, Zimbabwe
January 3, 2013

Chief Chiveso and Alleta Makotore arriving at
Radio Zimbabwe studio to record the HIV/AIDS
program "Positive Talk." (Photo: EGPAF, 2012)

According to data from the Zimbabwe Demographic Health Survey (ZDHS), 90 percent of pregnant women currently receive antenatal care (ANC). While this is a commendable statistic, it should be noted that this figure is down from 94 percent in 2005-2006 – and only 19 percent of these women schedule time for ANC during the first three months of pregnancy. Learn more about how health care providers in Zimbabwe are using the radio to help more women get the care they need.

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Applauds Nation’s Leaders for Negotiating a Budget Deal that will Help Achieve an AIDS-Free Generation

Posted by Racine Tucker Hamilton
Washington, D.C.
January 3, 2013

An antenatal care clinic in the DRC.
(Photo: EGPAF)

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) is pleased President Obama and members of Congress have agreed on a budget deal that will avert a fiscal cliff and prevent immediate funding cuts to global health programs including treatment for people and children living with HIV and AIDS.

Our Newest Story of Hope

Posted by Jane Coaston
Washington, D.C.
January 3, 2013

Flora with one of her four HIV-negative
children. (Photo: EGPAF, 2012)

As we begin a New Year, we’d like to share the story of an EGPAF peer counselor who is also a mother living with HIV. After learning her status, Flora learned more about HIV/AIDS and the prevention of mother-to-child transmission. Now, she helps other mothers keep themselves and their babies healthy and HIV-free.