Fighting for an AIDS-free generation.
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03/16/2023
More than medicine, in DRC, social support programs like cash assistance programs invest in the well-being of mothers and children.
Learn more about this integrated programing.
A Small Cash Transfer Yields Big Dividends: Louise's Story Thanks to a Savings and Internal Lending Community cash transfer program, Louise has been able to build a stronger future for her children.
03/15/2023
In the past 20 years, The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has achieved significant progress in the fight for an . But the fight is not over.
The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has transformed the global HIV epidemic and strengthened health systems worldwide. The number of people receiving lifesaving HIV treatment through PEPFAR increased 300 times from 2004 to 2022. Read the new CDC Vital Signs report to learn more: https://bit.ly/3YKvoE3
03/15/2023
but only if we invest in the safe roll out and delivery of child-friendly medications. When children have the medicine they need, a is possible.
03/14/2023
What will it take to ? Join global health and TB experts in our next Evidence to Action webinar to find out.
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03/13/2023
How do we take cervical cancer seriously? We look for integrated and innovative ways to screen women. Learn how EGPAF-Tanzania is leveraging a new smartphone app to do just that.
https://pedaids.org/2023/03/07/smarter-screening/
03/12/2023
The latest episode of Groundswell is here 🌊
Jake sits down with EGPAF's VP of Research, Dr. Laura Guay to talk about her involvement in the fight for an AIDS-free generation and why an integrated approach is needed to finish the fight.
Groundswell with Jake Glaser: Episode 5, Dr. Laura Guay The fight for an AIDS-free generation has been part of Dr. Laura Guay's life since the dawn of her career. As a young doctor, Laura traveled to Uganda to wor...
03/10/2023
Our staff makes our mission happen!
We are proud of the recognition of EGPAF-Lesotho leader, Ts’epang Mohlomi, during this time the spotlight is on women. Congratulations!
Today, in commemoration of Women’s History Month, we highlight key Embassy partner Ms. Ts’epang Mohlomi. Ms. Mohlomi is the country director for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) in Lesotho and previously served as the Director of Operations overseeing the financial, operational, and human resource aspects of EGPAF’s work in-country. She has more than 15 years of operational and strategic leadership experience and is skilled in establishing and building public-private partnerships in the Lesotho health sector. Prior to joining EGPAF, Ms. Mohlomi spent more than a decade working in various capacities for the Lesotho Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, and with the National AIDS Commission.
One of her key accomplishments includes overseeing a complex procurement operation for the Millennium Challenge Account – Lesotho, where she managed the procurement and implementation of nearly 60 goods and consulting services. Ms. Mohlomi received her MSc in Health Economics from the University of York in England with a focus on health financing in Lesotho.
03/10/2023
In Tanzania, nurses like Neema Msemo are using a smarter way to screen for cervical cancer.
Smarter Screening: New App Improves Cervical Cancer Screening in Tanzania In Tanzania, newly trained providers are using the SEVIA app to improve cervical cancer screening and track results.
03/08/2023
Mpho Marathane is just one of the many passionate women leveraging her expertise to embrace equity and further the fight for an AIDS-free generation.
Women Fighting For Women How the women of EGPAF-Lesotho are embracing equity and fighting for an AIDS-free generation.
03/08/2023
Are you ready to embrace equity with EGPAF? This International Women's Day we are celebrating the many women who make our mission happen.
03/06/2023
Take a walk down memory lane with EGPAF Ambassadors Tatu and Faith.
Tatu and Faith Look Back on 17 Years with EGPAF EGPAF Ambassadors Tatu Msangi and Faith Mang'ehe sat down with EGPAF staff to look through old photos from their time with EGPAF. Starting with the 2006 Stat...
03/01/2023
Peer support leaders are key to fighting stigma and discrimination, but how should we support these trailblazing leaders?
Read more about Ariel Camps in Uganda
https://pedaids.org/2023/01/10/be-better-than-me/
02/27/2023
Photos from USAID Tanzania's post
02/27/2023
More community engagement.
Stronger collaboration.
Better patient outcomes.
Learn how community advisory boards are helping researchers and patients work together in the fight for an AIDS-free generation.
https://bit.ly/3DVr7Gb
02/25/2023
"I'm really grateful to PEPFAR because they did a great job on creating an HIV-free generation, and my daughter is an example.”
Read EGPAF Ambassadors Tatu and Faith’s interview with ABC News.
Historic Bush-era HIV/AIDS initiative celebrates 20th anniversary Since PEPFAR's inception, the program has saved more than 25 million lives.
02/24/2023
"Because of PEPFAR, over 25 million lives - including my own – have been saved from HIV and AIDS in the past 20 years." - Faith Mang'ehe
EGPAF Ambassadors Faith Mang'ehe and Tatu Msangi spent today with the George W. Bush Presidential Center celebrating 20 years of The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)'s impact.
02/24/2023
EGPAF Ambassadors Tatu and Faith are ready to take the stage.
Watch the live stream of with the George W. Bush Presidential Center ➡️https://www.bushcenter.org/events-and-exhibits/pepfar-at-20
02/23/2023
Combining our knowledge and networks to create an AIDS-free and TB-free generation.
This week EGPAF signed a memorandum of understanding with the African Union, formalizing our long-term commitment to collaboration
African Union and EGPAF sign a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate to end AIDS and TB in children Addis Ababa, 20 Feb 2023 – The African Union Commission (AUC) and the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) today in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to foster collaboration and support Africa’s efforts to end AIDS and tuberculosis (TB) by 2030. A key pill...
02/22/2023
Catalyzing collaboration. Integrating impact.
Earlier today we joined partners Dept of Health Services Kiambu County, Unitaid, Africa CDC, and more to discuss the outcomes from the Catalyzing COVID-19 Action project (CCA) and how we can work together to build resilient health systems.
02/20/2023
Africa REACH is all about African leaders collaborating to end AIDS in children by 2030. Today's launch event proves that when leaders come together, an is within reach.
The met on the margins of the African Union Heads of State Summit is to launch Africa Reach and reinforce the notion that structures to drive change currently exist, and that it is up to African leaders from all spheres including-political, social, religious and traditional, to amplify the fight for an AIDS Free Africa and close access and service delivery gaps for children and
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Have you met Tatu 👋
Tatu Msangi is a mother, nurse, and EGPAF Ambassador dedicated to advocating for people living with HIV.
02/16/2023
“I think there is something about being part of the solutions that is so exciting. We want to listen, to bring expertise where it is lacking, collaborating with all these different stakeholders…”
Read how EPGAF experts like Tsitsi Chatora, are collaborating with local leaders to strengthen health care systems and build capacity.
We Want to Listen External Technical Assistance is transforming EGPAF's work to create sustainable solutions and build local capacity.
02/13/2023
Caring for mothers and children means ethical collaboration between researchers and communities. Learn how community advisory boards, like the one at the PAVE Collaboratory, are making a difference.
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02/13/2023
The OAFLAD meeting and luncheon, which serves as the Africa REACH launch, will include members from UNAIDS, World Health Organization (WHO), UNFPA, AUC –the HHASD Commissioner, Amref Health Africa, IPPF as well as Africa REACH partners, Desmond Tutu Health Foundation, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, and Johnson & Johnson to name a few.
This year, the OAFLAD has committed to advocating for African leaders to double down on building a future where every African can contribute and thrive. With renewed engagement from First Ladies across the continent, OAFLAD is poised to exert a new level of influence and drive bold change, particularly for women and adolescent girls and driving equity in service delivery and advocacy campaigns. This renewed commitment is particularly important as Africa REACH’s mission is to ensure equity in the paediatric and youth HIV response. This includes a key strategic intervention focused on the elimination of transmission and a call to for health regulators to implement robust PMTCT initiatives at country level.
02/12/2023
How do you connect with young people about the things that matter most? Jake Glaser sat down with Maxwell Changombe of Restless Development to talk about this and more in the latest episode of Groundswell.
Groundswell with Jake Glaser: Episode 4, Maxwell Changombe The fight for an AIDS-free generation requires innovation and activation by youth. Maxwell Changombe is a program coordinator with Restless Development and a...
02/09/2023
Effective collaboration requires bridging the gaps between stakeholders. Community advisory boards, like the one at the PAVE Collaboratory, are serving as a bridges to bring researchers and communities together.
https://bit.ly/3DVr7Gb
02/07/2023
Closing the gap requires cooperation 🤝
We need governments, funders, and implementers to come together and commit to eliminating mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT).
Learn more at https://pedaids.org/our-expertise/prevention-of-mother-to-child-hiv-transmission/
02/07/2023
Photos from USAID Tanzania's post
02/06/2023
Community Blood Collectors like Chantal are collaborating with healthcare workers to support the well-being people living with HIV in DRC.
Read her story on the EGPAF blog.
Well-Being Helpers Community blood collectors are assisting healthcare providers to improve viral load coverage in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
02/02/2023
Photos from EngenderHealth's post
02/02/2023
This exciting update to the guidelines to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services perinatal HIV clinical practice guidelines means more choice for mother's living with HIV. https://bit.ly/3WWZxPN
02/01/2023
Strong collaboration. Sustained commitment.
The Global Alliance to End AIDS in Children by 2030 celebrated its Africa launch today in Dar Es Salaam, with delegates standing together to fight for an .
https://bit.ly/3YiaWe6
02/01/2023
New episode alert📢
Jake Glaser sits down with Maxwell Changombe of Restless Development to share stories about activism and talk about how to engage youth on in an authentic way.
Groundswell with Jake Glaser: Episode 4, Maxwell Changombe The fight for an AIDS-free generation requires innovation and activation by youth. Maxwell Changombe is a program coordinator with Restless Development and a...
01/31/2023
Stopping cervical cancer means stepping up prevention.
EGPAF-Lesotho recently collaborated with
Clinton Health Access Initiative to educate students at Botho University in Maseru while also providing cervical and breast cancer screening.
The Power of Prevention Lesotho adolescents learn how to protect themselves from cervical cancer.
01/31/2023
As comes to an end, EGPAF-Lesotho's Dr. Oluwasanmi Akintade talks to at about the fight to eliminate .
Addressing Cervical Cancer January is Cervical Cancer awareness month. Dr. Oluwasanmi Akintade with the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation in Lesotho, discusses what you need to know about cancer of the cervix. Plus, researchers aim to create a new version of the COVID 19 mRNA vaccine to make it more accessible everyw...
01/31/2023
Join us tomorrow for the launch of the Global Alliance to End AIDS in Children!
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01/30/2023
"Children are being left behind."
EGPAF's Dr. Judith Kose recently caught up with Matt Galloway and Stephanie Nolen on an episode of CBC Radio: The Current to discuss the inequities between children and adults in the global response.
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