By Jane Coaston | August 2, 2013
Schoolchildren play at recess outside of an EGPAF clinic in Kigali, Rwanda. Since 2001, EGPAF has worked with the Rwandan Health Ministry and local organizations to implement comprehensive, integrated HIV clinical services and to help scale up PMTCT services.
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By Jane Coaston | August 2, 2013
This week, we’re learning about eliminating HIV in eastern and southern Africa, drug shortages in Uganda, and how actress Charlize Theron is working to create an AIDS-free generation in her native South Africa.
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By Chelsea Bailey | August 1, 2013
Researchers may have overcome one of the biggest barriers to creating an HIV vaccine, according to new findings from scientists at the Scripps Research Institute.
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By Jane Coaston | August 1, 2013
In Tanzania, EGPAF's affiliate organization is helping people get tested and treated for HIV.
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By Jane Coaston | July 31, 2013
In Zambia, electronic health care records are replacing older forms of record-keeping and helping patients track their care.
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By Johanna Harvey | July 31, 2013
Want to access quick and simple facts and stats about the global HIV/AIDS epidemic? Check out CNN Health’s recently released “HIV/AIDS Fast Facts.”
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By Chelsea Bailey | July 30, 2013
Frequent supply shortages throughout sub-Saharan Africa, especially in Uganda, threaten the region’s ability to successfully provide prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) care and treatment services. For example, over the past few months, some clinics in Uganda have been facing supply shortages of HIV test kits, disposable male circumcision kits, and ARVs.
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By Jane Coaston | July 30, 2013
On July 22, the House Appropriations Committee passed an amendment that would require the Attorney General to review current laws and regulations regarding criminal cases that involve people living with HIV.
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By Eliane Drakopoulos | July 29, 2013
Last week, the UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women concluded with delegates taking a strong stand on the issue of gender and HIV during its session meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. The Committee said that HIV needs to be increasingly integrated into the reporting and implementation of the Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), and that the support of UN agencies and civil society is crucial to achieving this goal.
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By Jane Coaston | July 29, 2013
Elizabeth Glaser with then-President Bill Clinton in the Oval Office. After years of lobbying the government to provide more funding for HIV/AIDS research, Elizabeth Glaser found an ally in the Clinton Administration.
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