Foundation Blog
News, commentary, and voices in the efforts to eliminate HIV and AIDS in children worldwide.
Posted by
Robert Yule
Washington, D.C.
March 24, 2011
Since today is World Tuberculosis Day, we were reading a number of articles in the media dealing with the deadly twin infections of TB and HIV.
- Ambassador Eric Goosby authored a blog outlining the scope of the TB epidemic;
- the World Health Organization released a new report addressing the worst and most dangerous cases of the TB epidemic;
- PBS NewsHour examined TB in South Africa, a country hard hit by the TB and HIV epidemics;
- Anneke Hesseling, a 2007 recipient of the Foundation's International Leadership Award visited the Foundation's D.C. office to speak about the HIV/TB research that resulted from her award;
- and finally, IRIN PlusNews quoted Foundation senior technical advisor Dr. Lucy Mathu in an article about the importance of using community health workers to detect signs of children who might have TB.
Foundation Senior Media Affairs Manager Robert Yule took some time to summarize the day's coverage. Click past the jump for recaps and links.
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Posted by
John Sheeran
Washington, D.C.
March 24, 2011
The Foundation was greatly saddened yesterday upon learning of the passing of Hollywood icon and HIV/AIDS activist Elizabeth Taylor at the age of 79.
In the early 1980s, she was the first international celebrity to leverage her fame to call attention to the AIDS epidemic, which went on to claim countless lives around the world. She made it her personal mission to support and care for those suffering in silence and shame.
Click past the jump to learn more about her unwavering commitment to people affected by HIV/AIDS.
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Posted by
Cristina Pena
Washington, D.C.
March 22, 2011
Foundation Ambassador Cristina Pena in
front of the White House. (Photo: EGPAF)
Foundation Ambassador Cristina Pena recently had the honor of speaking at a White House panel discussion for National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, which is being commemorated throughout the month. Hosted by the Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP), the panel discussion focused on challenges, obstacles, and health risks facing today's women and young girls, and recommendations for reducing the spread of HIV to this population. Read Cristina's blog post after the jump.
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Posted by
Sue Willard
Washington, D.C.
March 17, 2011
Photo: EGPAF
Several Foundation staff recently spent a day speaking with Washington, D.C. youth about the global HIV epidemic, and its effects here in the United States – particularly in the nation’s capital. In the following blog, Sue Willard, a senior program officer with the Foundation, shares the importance of educating youth about HIV and AIDS, and some of the insightful questions that came from the students. She also writes about her own experiences as a nurse on the frontlines of the epidemic, in the U.S. and abroad. Read more after the jump.
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Foundation staff and friends prepare to
run the Kilimanjaro Marathon.
On the spectacularly clear and crisp morning of February 27, 4,000 runners took part in the Kilimanjaro Marathon in Moshi, Tanzania. The annual race, which also includes a half-marathon, and five-kilometer fun run, is the largest athletic event in Tanzania. The event covers the beautiful terrain below the majestic, snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro, attracting runners, fans, and vendors from around the world.
Led by Jeroen van’t Pad Bosch, the Foundation’s country director for Tanzania, 20 Foundation staff and supporters ran the race wearing t-shirts that advocate for the elimination of pediatric AIDS. Read more after the jump.
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Posted by
Jen Pollakusky
Washington, D.C.
March 11, 2011
A nurse at a clinic in Cote d'Ivoire in
Western Africa
(Photo: EGPAF/Olivier Asselin)
It was an historic week for women worldwide, with Tuesday marking the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day. It was an opportunity to highlight the incredible gains women have seen in the past century, as well as the significant challenges they still face. Universal access to health care is one of the largest problems. Far too many women still do not receive basic health services, including those for maternal and child health, and HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programs.
There were several articles commemorating this important day written by influential men and women throughout the globe – including PEPFAR Ambassador Eric Goosby, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and former U.K. First Lady Sarah Brown. They highlighted recent successes in women’s health – such as preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Africa – and other actions desperately needed to reduce maternal and infant mortality – such as increasing the number of health care workers in countries like Malawi.
Click past the jump for a recap of these articles from Foundation Senior Public Policy and Advocacy Officer Jen Pollakusky.
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