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News, commentary, and voices in the efforts to eliminate HIV and AIDS in children worldwide.
Posted by
Jill Peterson
Kigali, Rwanda
December 2, 2011
Photo: EGPAF/Jill Peterson
On December 1, people around the world marked World AIDS Day. Now, as always, we at the Foundation remember Elizabeth Glaser’s passion for and dedication to ending pediatric AIDS, and we reaffirm our commitment finishing the work she started. One mother’s fight has now become our fight.
The Foundation's Rwanda country office commemorated World AIDS Day at the country's offical event in Kigali City. The Foundation helped plan the event, which launched a three-month-long campaign that will continue in districts throughout Rwanda.
Click through the jump to see photos and learn more about the event.
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Posted by
Sanyu Nkiinzi
Mbarara, Uganda
December 2, 2011
Community members march throug town
to commemorate World AIDS Day.
(Photo: EGPAF/Sanyu Nkiinzi)
On December 1, people around the world marked World AIDS Day. Now, as always, we at the Foundation remember Elizabeth Glaser’s passion for and dedication to ending pediatric AIDS, and we reaffirm our commitment finishing the work she started. One mother’s fight has now become our fight.
The Foundation's Uganda country office commemorated World AIDS Day with an event in Isingiro District. The event featured a march through the district's main town, HIV testing and counseling, musical and dance performances, and speeches by local political leaders and HIV activists.
Click through the jump for photos and more about the event.
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Posted by
Jen Pollakusky
Washington, D.C.
December 1, 2011
In honor of World AIDS Day, the Foundation joined the ONE Campaign on Capitol Hill to educate policy makers about the crucial role of the U.S. in eliminating pediatric AIDS worldwide. Read how U.S.-led programs helped one mother in her fight to protect her children from HIV, and how we can make her fight our own.
Photo Caption: Foundation Ambassador Florence Ngobeni-Allen and Dr. RJ Simonds, Vice President of Program Innovation and policy for the Foundation answer questions during Tuesday's briefing on Capitol Hill. (EGPAF/Bob Yule)
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Posted by
Colleen Murphy
Los Angeles, California
November 28, 2011
(Photo: EGPAF/Colleen Murphy)
For infants with HIV, early identification and treatment is critical. Without it, half of children will die before their second birthdays.
Through the support of ViiV Healthcare, the Foundation’s Malawi team has been piloting a number of innovative approaches to early infant diagnosis.
Click through the jump to read how they do it, and why “negative” can be the most positive word in our vocabulary.
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Posted by
Jen Pollakusky
Washington, D.C.
November 22, 2011
Over the past two weeks, we’ve been reading about several ways to end pediatric AIDS. Sec. of State Hillary Clinton started the conversation with a new plan to create an AIDS-free generation. Foundation CEO Chip Lyons continued it with an editorial about ending new HIV infections in children. And now CSIS has released a report outlining what it will take to scale up programs to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
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Posted by
Charles Lyons
Washington, D.C.
November 12, 2011
(Originally published in the Huffington Post, November 12, 2011) Sometimes, in order to be heard, you have to speak up. But for children and mothers around the world who often don't have a voice or a seat at the political table, we need leaders who will speak on their behalf. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton did just that in a landmark speech at the National Institutes of Health. She reminded us of some recent successes we've had in the fight against global HIV/AIDS, which have presented the world with an historic opportunity "to change the course of this pandemic and usher in an AIDS-free generation."
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