Transitioning to Adult Care: “No Walk In The Park”

Posted by Janice McCall
Roswell, Georgia
March 8, 2013

Foundation Ambassador Janice McCall at
EGPAF headquarters in Washington, D.C.
(Photo: EGPAF)

Foundation Ambassador Janice McCall is one of thousands of young adults who have grown up living with HIV. As part of this population of individuals who have lived their entire childhoods fighting a deadly virus, she has and will continue to experience obstacles many others will never have to face. Below, Janice shares one of those experiences – her path to adulthood and discovering how just how complicated being an HIV-positive adult can be.

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Posted by Evan Von Leer
Washington, D.C.
March 8, 2013

Foundation Ambassadors Janice McCall
(right) and Josephine Nabukenya at the
2012 UCLA Dance Marathon.
(Photo: EGPAF)

This week, news broke around the world that an American HIV-positive infant has been cured of the virus for the first time. The timing of this news couldn’t be better, as organizations across the country prepare to commemorate National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on March 10.

This month, we're paying tribute to the women who are fighting to eliminate HIV.

“It Was the Turning Point of My Career” – EGPAF-Supported Scientist Talks about the Mississippi HIV Cure, Her Work, and How EGPAF Got Her There

Posted by Jane Coaston
Washington, D.C.
March 7, 2013

Dr. Deborah Persaud of the Johns Hopkins
University and winner of the Elizabeth Glaser
Scientist Award in 2005. (Photo: the Johns
Hopkins University)

This week, the world was stunned by news of a baby in Mississippi who was functionally cured of HIV. The lead author of the case study was Dr. Deborah Persaud, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at the Johns Hopkins University and a 2005 recipient of the Elizabeth Glaser Scientist Award (EGSA). Read more about her research, her focus on eliminating pediatric HIV, and how EGPAF's support changed her career.

EGPAF Takes a Stand at United Nations Side Event

Posted by Eliane Drakopoulos
Geneva, Switzerland
March 7, 2013

Foundation Global Ambassador Josephine
Nabukenya presents at a UN event on the
rights of children. (Photo: EGPAF)

Despite the very welcome news this week that a child in Mississippi was cured of HIV—and we hope that this leads to huge advances in pediatric HIV treatment—30 years into the HIV epidemic, children are still generally being left behind in the HIV response.

Youth Day in Cameroon Focuses on Stopping HIV

Posted by Lior Miller and Lauretta-Barbara S. Kometa
Cameroon
March 6, 2013

Children march in a Youth Day parade in
Cameroon, where some of the festivities
centered on HIV testing and prevention. (Photo:
Lior Miller/EGPAF)

It all started with the sounds of marching, cymbals, and drum beats coming from outside my room in Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon. Was it a military parade passing by? Read more about how EGPAF and its partners are using a day dedicated to young people in Cameroon to share information on HIV/AIDS.

Reflecting on an Amazing Month

Posted by Jake Glaser
Venice Beach, CA
March 5, 2013

Jake Glaser at the Steve
Chase Humanitarian Awards,
where he received the Partners
in Activism Award. (Photo:
Desert AIDS Project)

Jake Glaser is Elizabeth Glaser’s son, and a powerful advocate for children and young people living with HIV. Over the past few months, he’s been traveling the country, sharing his story of hope and determination. He wrote this blog for us about a recent award he received and about how inspired he is by the continued fight for an AIDS-free generation.