Childen and AIDS: What is the World Going to Do? The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Points Ways Forwards

Foreign Press Association USA

Children account for 13% of all AIDS-related deaths even though they comprise 4% of all people living with HIV globally. For over 35 years, the Elizabeth Glaser AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) has championed the needs of children and their families in the global efforts to eliminate AIDS. EGPAF has reached over 35 million pregnant women with services to prevent transmission of HIV to their babies.
Furthermore, EGPAF’s global political and advocacy teams work to safeguard programs such as PEPFAR, which is mission critical to end AIDS in children, youth and families. EGPAF offers HIV counseling, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment services in 15,000 sites across 17 different countries in sub-Saharan Africa where the burden of pediatric AIDS is highest.
Join us for a conversation with EGPAF’s President and CEO, Charles “Chip” Lyons where we talk about EGPAF’s work, the state of the global pediatric AIDS crisis, and the need to remain vigilant in the fight to end pediatric AIDS.