Foundation Blog
News, commentary, and voices in the efforts to eliminate HIV and AIDS in children worldwide.
Posted by
Stephanie Bowen
Washington, D.C.
November 24, 2010
As World AIDS Day approaches and momentum builds to eliminate pediatric HIV and AIDS worldwide, the Foundation has made several experts available to discuss various aspects of this unique angle on the HIV/AIDS pandemic. They include top researchers, hands-on implementers, policy experts, and people living with HIV.
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Posted by
Uma Mehta
Washington, D.C.
November 24, 2010
Are you a federal employee, postal worker, or member of the United States military participating in the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC)? You can help the Foundation create a generation free of HIV and AIDS by making a contribution! Simply use CFC code #10394 when allocating funds. We thank you for your service – and we are most appreciative in advance for your generosity and support!
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Posted by
Dr. Jeffrey Safrit
Los Angeles, CA
November 24, 2010
The Foundation is excited to announce that it is accepting Letters of Intent for its International Leadership Award (ILA), the 14th ILA to be given by the Foundation since 2002. This year, the award is supported through the generous funding of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. ILA recipients, selected through a competitive peer review process, are internationally-based scientists, physicians, and public health specialists who have the potential to develop pediatric HIV/AIDS programs, but lack the in-country resources – modern technologies and other tools – to implement such vital initiatives. Read more after the jump.
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Posted by
Robert Yule
Washington, D.C.
November 23, 2010
The just-released UNAIDS 2010 report on the global AIDS epidemic reflects that there is increased momentum to eliminate pediatric HIV and AIDS worldwide, and documents significant progress in increasing access to services to prevent mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV, reducing new infections in children, and providing treatment for children, mothers, and families living with the virus.
Click past the jump for links to the report and the Foundation's reaction to the progress.
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Posted by
Michelle Betton
Washington, D.C.
November 19, 2010
The Foundation was thrilled to welcome Barbara Bush – President and co-founder of Global Health Corps (GHC) and former First Daughter – to our Washington, D.C. office yesterday to present on GHC’s work and its successful partnership with the Foundation.
GHC and the Foundation began partnering earlier this year, with GHC sending two fellows to work on the monitoring and evaluation team in the Foundation’s Malawi country office.
Photo: Foundation President and CEO Chip Lyons with Barbara Bush
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Posted by
Taylor Moore
Washington, DC
November 15, 2010
(Photo: Sonny Odom, Photographer)
Dr. Susan Strasser, the Foundation’s Zambia country director, was inducted into the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) as a 2010 Fellow over the weekend. The ceremony was part of the 37th Annual AAN Meeting and Conference held in Washington, D.C.
Induction into the Academy is one of the most prestigious honors for a member of the nursing community. Dr. Strasser is one of only 1,600 nurses ever to be afforded this honor, and was recognized for her accomplishments and contributions to the field, and her continued impact through her work in Africa.
Click through to read about Dr. Strasser's achievement and her work in Zambia to support the Foundation's efforts to eliminate pediatric AIDS.
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