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Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation @egpaf.bsky.social · May 6

In Eswatini, USAID cuts raise fears of AIDS resurgence (RTS, Swiss TV)

“My first reaction to the announcement of the end of American aid was to check the terms of my life insurance,” says an HIV-positive mother in Eswatini.

www.rts.ch/info/monde/2...

Au Eswatini, l'arrêt d'USAID fait craindre une résurgence du sida

Au Eswatini, l'ancien Swaziland, petit pays d’Afrique australe, l'Agence des Etats-Unis pour le développement (USAID), couvrait la quasi-totalité des dépenses liées au VIH. Suite à sa suspension par D...

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Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation @egpaf.bsky.social · May 5

"Are they just going to let us die?" HIV specialists fear a resurgence of the epidemic, which could cause millions of deaths.

"Every family here has experienced loss because of HIV." Chris Makwindi, director of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation in [Eswatini]. @egpaf.bsky.social

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Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation @egpaf.bsky.social · May 2

“It’s really been, you wake up and today this is on, tomorrow this is not on.”

EGPAF experts Caspian Chouraya and Catherine Connor spoke to @washingtonpost.com about the impact of recent aid cuts on HIV programs.

wapo.st/3SjfCz8

After 100 days, the toll of Trump’s foreign aid cuts has begun to sink in

Here’s how programs on the ground in countries around the world have been upended by President Donald Trump’s swift dismantling of most U.S. international aid.

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Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation @egpaf.bsky.social · Apr 25

Are you attending the World Health Assembly? Join us for a special event with GAP-f about strengthening the global ecosystem for pediatric medicines.

Register at bit.ly/3YbmO3V

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AVAC @avac.org · Apr 23

Let's set the record straight: #PEPFAR provides comprehensive HIV services for almost 3M adolescent girls and young women. The program equips them with the knowledge & skills to make informed decisions about their health & well-being. We must #ProtectPEPFAR

@gappdc.bsky.social @egpaf.bsky.social

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Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation @egpaf.bsky.social · Apr 17

Access to age-appropriate medicines remains inequitable, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries.

But GAP-f is working to close the equity gap for children.

Read their new personal view in @lancetchildadol.bsky.social.

pedaids.org/resource/acc...

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Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation @egpaf.bsky.social · Apr 15

“You end up with an infected infant and a dead mother, then a dead infant as well."
In a new article in @theatlantic.com, EGPAF's Dr. Lynne Mofenson explains what is at risk when pregnant women living with HIV do not have access to lifesaving treatment.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Apr 12

The Trump administration has cut funding and programs for HIV research, treatment, and prevention so deeply that “we’re watching the field burn to the ground,” one researcher told Katherine J. Wu.

Trump’s Revenge on Public Health

The attacks on HIV research are just the beginning of unraveling decades of progress.

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Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation @egpaf.bsky.social · Apr 11

When our USAID work in Eswatini and Lesotho was terminated, people were suddenly left without:
💊 HIV treatment
🍼 Prevention of mother-to-child transmission services
🩺 Cervical cancer screenings
🫶Psychosocial support and adherence counseling
And more.

These programs at lifesaving. #ProudofPEPFAR

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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · Apr 9

During yesterday's House Committee on Appropriations hearing, Catherine Connor of @egpaf.bsky.social stressed PEPFAR's vital role in fighting HIV/AIDS in children.

She shared the story of Tatu Msangi, whose daughter, Faith, was born HIV-free after PEPFAR launched in Tanzania.

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Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation @egpaf.bsky.social · Apr 9

The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has been saving lives and preventing HIV since 2003. But today the program is at risk.

Supporting a sustainable end to #PEPFAR means supporting children and families.

🔗 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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wcpo9news.bsky.social @wcpo9news.bsky.social · Apr 9

US flagship HIV/AIDS prevention program faces shaky future: ‘PEPFAR was never meant to go forever’

Public health advocates on Tuesday warned a House subcommittee against a 'chaotic, rapid retreat' by the U.S. from a flagship global HIV/AIDS initiative.

www.wcpo.com

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · Apr 8

🆕 Nearly 500,000 children could die from AIDS-related causes by 2030 without stable PEPFAR programmes, expert policy analysis estimates. bit.ly/4ltNtTB

Protecting Africa's children from extreme risk: a runway of sustainability for PEPFAR programmes

PEPFAR (President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief), a landmark US foreign health policy, is recognised for saving 26 million lives from HIV. PEPFAR investments have also had life-saving impacts for c...

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Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation @egpaf.bsky.social · Apr 8

"Today I am deeply concerned: the future of PEPFAR is uncertain, and that uncertainty is already causing devastating harm."
EGPAF's Catherine Connor spoke to the House Committee on Appropriations about the importance of bipartisan support of #PEPFAR.

www.c-span.org/program/hous...

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Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation @egpaf.bsky.social · Apr 8

“Especially when you think about children, time is of the essence. That seems to not really be taken into consideration with all these changes that are being made.”
Dr. Anja Giphart spoke to @nytimes.com about how children are being impacted by recent aid cuts.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Apr 8

The Trump administration has dismissed the few remaining health officials who oversaw care for some of the world’s most vulnerable people: more than 500,000 children and more than 600,000 pregnant women with HIV in low-income countries.

Who Will Care for Infants With H.I.V. Overseas?

The consequences of mother-to-child transmission can be enormous, a new study suggests. But the U.S. has dismissed experts working to solve the problem.

www.nytimes.com

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation @egpaf.bsky.social · Apr 7

Since 2000, new HIV infections in children have declined by 75%. This is the result of prevention of mother-to-child transmission programs, which help mothers give their children an HIV-free future.

This #WorldHealthDay join us by standing up for moms and babies. They deserve the brightest futures.

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Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation @egpaf.bsky.social · Apr 4

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Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation @egpaf.bsky.social · Apr 3

Health is wealth.

In honor of World Health Worker Week, EGPAF-Uganda Country Director Edward Bitarakwate shares what motivates him to fight for an AIDS-free generation.

Read his insights at bit.ly/42bbFB3.

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Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation @egpaf.bsky.social · Apr 2

"This is not going to be easy to restart. Mothers are not getting treatment. Children are not getting treatment... we are going to have a long way to go to get back to where we were before."

EGPAF's Dr. Lynne Mofenson joined @idsainfo.bsky.social's media briefing.
www.idsociety.org/multimedia/v...

IDSA Media Briefing: Cuts to HIV Funding Halt Decades of Progress

www.idsociety.org

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation @egpaf.bsky.social · Apr 2

It is World Health Worker Week and we are talking to the people at the heart of globa.l health to understand what motivates them to save lives every day.

Read Tatu’s insights and more at pedaids.org/2025/03/31/t...

#WHWWeek2025 #HealthWorkersSaveLives

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Institute on Digital Health and Innovation | Florida State Univ. @idhifsu.bsky.social · Mar 31

"[The ATN's] researchers helped develop many methods to prevent HIV, which avoids $500,000 in lifetime treatment costs, said Mofenson, who is now with @egpaf.bsky.social.

www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi... #HIVresearch #terminatedscience #standupforscience #HIVprevention #adolescenthealth

Trump's War Against HIV Research and Care

More than $1 billion in cuts affect at least 232 HIV-related programs to date

www.medpagetoday.com

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Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation @egpaf.bsky.social · Mar 31

Fighting for global health means fighting for the lives of children, mothers, young people, and families.

Stand with us and support global health. We cannot wait!

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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · Mar 27

According to a new study published in the Lancet, discontinued PEPFAR support could result in an additional 4.4-10.8 million new HIV infections and up to 2.9 million HIV-related deaths by 2030. Read it here: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

#PEPFAR #HIV

Impact of an international HIV funding crisis on HIV infections and mortality in low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study

Unmitigated funding reductions could significantly reverse progress in the HIV response by 2030, disproportionately affecting sub-Saharan African countries and key and vulnerable populations. Sustaina...

www.thelancet.com

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Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation @egpaf.bsky.social · Mar 27

Since 2010, there has been a 64% decrease in AIDS-related deaths among children. But still, too many children are dying.

Supporting global health means building on that progress and continuing to work until no child dies of AIDS-related causes.

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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · Mar 25

GAPP co-chair Katie Coester recently spoke with @devex.com about PEPFAR reauthorization and how the dismantling of USAID has impacted the program. Learn more here: www.devex.com/news/why-pep...

@egpaf.bsky.social #PEPFAR #USAID

Why PEPFAR has bigger problems than reauthorization

Even if its authorization is allowed to expire tomorrow, PEPFAR will survive. Instead, the program faces a much bigger problem as a result of cuts to USAID, which administered the majority of PEPFAR s...

www.devex.com

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Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation @egpaf.bsky.social · Mar 25

It is just a fact – PEPFAR saves children.

This little girl from Mozambique is one of millions of children born HIV-free thanks to
the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). By continuing to support PEPFAR, the US continues to support lifesaving programs.

Baby Smiling
Text: PEPFAR Saves Children. Over 7.8 million babies have been born HIV-free thanks to PEPFAR.

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