What We’re Reading: Campaign Commitments, PEPFAR and Children, and Using Technology to Save Lives

Posted by Jane Coaston
Washington, D.C.
September 28, 2012

Photo: Nigel Barker/EGPAF

This week, we’re asking our political leaders to make a commitment to ending HIV/AIDS, learning more about how PEPFAR affects children, and reading about how soda companies and cell phones are making an impact in the fight against HIV.

A Big Push Toward an AIDS-Free Generation

Posted by Robert Yule
Washington, D.C.
September 28, 2012

Foundation President & CEO Chip Lyons.

This week Foundation President and CEO Chip Lyons participated in the online discussion “Eradicating AIDS,” hosted by HuffPost Live and moderated by Huffington Post contributor Abby Huntsman. Read more about the talk and about the "Big Push" to achieve key global health goals.

Making a Campaign Commitment to an AIDS-Free Generation

Posted by Chip Lyons
Washington, D.C.
September 24, 2012

At a clinic in Mozambique. (Photo: EGPAF)

As the weather cools down and the 2012 US Presidential campaign heats up, Foundation President Chip Lyons calls for a campaign commitment to make one big push to end HIV and AIDS in children and mothers around the world.

What We’re Reading: Remembering Champions in the Fight Against AIDS, News from the Field, and Critical Research

Posted by Jane Coaston
Washington, D.C.
September 21, 2012

(Photo: EGPAF/Eric Kilongi, 2012)

This week, we’re remembering pioneers in HIV treatment research, learning about the Foundation’s work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and reading about new research emerging from clinical trials for a HIV vaccine. Read more after the jump.

Note From The Field: Fighting HIV/AIDS in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Posted by Dr. John Ditekemena
Democratic Republic of the Congo
September 20, 2012

Although the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is lucky to have a relatively low HIV rate (3.7 percent of the population), the devastation caused by DRC’s long international war has left the health system and general infrastructure in a state of disarray. There are estimated to be more than 1 million people living with HIV in DRC, and only a fraction of them have any access to services or treatment for HIV. Learn from Dr. John Ditekemena, EGPAF's DRC country director, about how you can help change this.

Public Policy & Advocacy: Conference Focused on Ending Pediatric HIV and AIDS in Uganda

Posted by Sanyu Nkiinzi Kagwa
Kampala, Uganda
September 18, 2012

First Lady of Uganda Janet Museveni at the
6th annual National Pediatric HIV and AIDS
Converence in Kampana, Uganda.

Last week in Kampala, more than 500 people gathered to discuss our shared mission to realize a generation free of HIV and AIDS in Uganda. Learn more about their findings, a policy analysis report prepared by EGPAF, and a special appearance by an EGPAF Foundation Ambassador after the jump.