Pediatric Aids

A Stranger in a Strange Land

Tlalane Phofoli | Posted 05.11.2012

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Tlalane Phofoli

On my way to our tiny airport in Maseru, I couldn't believe that in just a couple of days I would be speaking at a press conference in Washington, D.C. I am 37 years-old and I was finally fulfilling my lifelong dream of traveling to America.

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Why I Joined a Mother's Fight to End Pediatric AIDS

Wendy Davis | Posted 05.30.2012

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Wendy Davis

HIV and children is still very much an issue we need to pay attention to. And as a generation of HIV-positive children grows into adolescence and adulthood, they still have a lot to teach us.

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A Mother's Heartbreaking Story About Pediatric AIDS

Suzan Stirling | Posted 05.23.2012

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Suzan Stirling

I'll never forget the phone call that saved my children's lives. It was a new doctor. She was quick to the point. She said, "Something in your son's blood work warrants an AIDS test. I suggest your whole family be tested."

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Dancing the Day (And Night) Away to Fight Pediatric HIV/AIDS

Lesley Girkins | Posted 04.23.2012

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Lesley Girkins

At the end of the night, everyone was more educated about the cause, and felt inspired to stay involved with the fight against pediatric AIDS. Involvement of this magnitude proves that this community cares.

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Dancing for an AIDS-Free Generation

Josephine Nabukenya | Posted 04.23.2012

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Josephine Nabukenya

My participation in the Dance Marathon at UCLA was life-changing. In a room full of American students my age, I was able to see that regardless of where we come from, we are all passionate about saving lives.

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The Trees That Grow Become the Forest

Shayne Moore | Posted 03.28.2012

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Shayne Moore

We have the technology, the medicine, and the resources to have a generation born HIV-free -- we can work together to see the beginning of the end of AIDS by 2015.

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What Children Can Teach Us About HIV

Chip Lyons | Posted 02.05.2012

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Chip Lyons

The news that a 13-year-old-boy has been banned from attending a school in Pennsylvania because he is HIV-positive brought back a flood of memories from an earlier and darker time in the history of the AIDS pandemic.

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Getting to Zero: Mothers Leading the Way to End Pediatric AIDS

Anu Gupta | Posted 01.31.2012

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Anu Gupta

As employees of mothers2mothers, mothers living with HIV are trained to educate and support newly-diagnosed pregnant women -- to help them stay healthy and take the necessary steps to avoid transmitting HIV to their babies.

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A World Where No Child Is Born With HIV

Anu Gupta | Posted 08.13.2011

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Anu Gupta

A baby is born with HIV every 90 seconds and half of all children with the virus die before age 2. This is simply unacceptable, especially when we have the knowledge and ability for every mother with HIV to have a healthy baby.

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Help for the World's Children Affected by HIV/AIDS

Leila Nimatallah | Posted 05.25.2011

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Leila Nimatallah

Some would argue that the faces that motivated President George W. Bush's unparalleled investment in AIDS prevention, treatment, and care were the fac...

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A Time For Heroes: 21st Annual Celebrity Picnic Benefits Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.25.2011

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Celebs came out in full force this past Sunday to support the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, an organization that has led the charge to e...

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AIDS Walk Africa: The Journey of a Lifetime

Pamela W. Barnes | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Aids Walk Swaziland, Aids Walk Tanzania, Aids Research, Pediatric Aids, Aids Walk Africa, Healthy Living News
Pamela W. Barnes

I'll never forget the last afternoon of AIDS Walk Africa 2007 in Tanzania.

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