Foundation Blog
News, commentary, and voices in the efforts to eliminate HIV and AIDS in children worldwide.
Posted by
Jane Coaston
Washington, D.C.
March 4, 2013
Dr. Deborah Persaud of Johns Hopkins University,
recipient of the EGPAF Research Award in 2005
and lead researcher on study showing functional
cure of HIV in an infant. (Photo: Johns Hopkins
University)Elizabeth Glaser worked for a day just like this one.
This weekend at the 20th annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Atlanta, researchers announced that a baby born with HIV in Mississippi had been functionally cured of the virus. This is the first documented case of a functional HIV cure in an infant, and could be a catalyst for future research and further evidence of just how close we are to eliminating pediatric HIV.
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Posted by
Jacqueline Dreesen
Cote d'Ivoire
March 4, 2013
Dr. Joseph Essombo of EGPAF and SIP president
Prof. Marguerite Timité-Konan sign a protocol
renewing their continued commitment to
eliminating pediatric HIV. (Photo: Jacqueline
Dreesen/EGPAF)
EGPAF has been a pioneer in its work to not only provide care and treatment and prevention of mother-to-child transmission services, but also help countries build up their capacity to support and provide improved medical services for people living with HIV. In
Cote d’Ivoire, EGPAF has worked with the Ivorian Pediatric Society (SIP) to train health care workers and pediatricians to provide better treatment and support for patients, particularly children living with HIV.
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Posted by
Jane Coaston
Washington, D.C.
March 1, 2013
EGPAF co-founders Susie Zeegan, Susan Delaurentis, and Elizabeth Glaser. (Photo:
EGPAF)
As March is Women’s History Month, we’re honoring our own history of powerful and inspirational women. Check out our blogs on women and HIV/AIDS throughout the month of March.
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Posted by
Jane Coaston
Washington, D.C.
March 1, 2013
New EGPAF COO Brad Kiley at the
Global Champions of A Mother's Fight
inaugural gala Feb. 20. Learn more about
Brad in this week's WWR. (Photo: EGPAF)
This week, we’re welcoming Chief Operating Officer Brad Kiley to EGPAF, thinking about human rights and mandatory HIV testing, learning about a new partnership to provide pediatric HIV medications to more children, and reading about how HIV can affect the brain.
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Posted by
Jane Coaston
Washington, D.C.
February 28, 2013
Brad Kiley joined EGPAF in January of this year as Chief Operations Officer. Learn more about him, his past work at the White House, and his excitement about working to create an AIDS-free generation.
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Posted by
Jane Coaston
Washington, D.C.
February 25, 2013
Each year, Computerworld Magazine honors the top 100 IT leaders who make innovation and success a part of their daily jobs.
This year, EGPAF is proud to say that the Foundation’s own Mark Reilley has been named to this select list.
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