Executive Summary
Not one infant should be born with HIV. Yet every day, more than 400 children are newly infected. This is 100 percent preventable. Without treatment, 50 percent of these children will die by age two and all will require lifelong care. Most HIV infections are in Sub-Saharan Africa, where socio-economic factors create disproportionate risk of contracting HIV, especially for young pregnant women. In addition to devastating health impacts, the collateral consequences of a generation lost to HIV infection are profound. Those include social marginalization driven by stigma, reduced school enrollment and employment, increased poverty, and even adverse effects on GDP growth.
We can ensure that not one more baby is infected with HIV and set the world on the path to ending pediatric HIV. The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) will achieve this goal through a proven solution set focused on timely diagnosis and women in Africa retaining treatment.
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Accomplishments
The COVID-19 pandemic posed a significant challenge to EGPAF and required us to rethink how we reach our clients, ensure continued access to services, and continue to work toward fulfilling our mission while partnering with governments and other local organizations to provide COVID-19 testing and vaccine services. Despite the challenges, our dedicated staff were able to test nearly 5.5 million individuals for HIV and our services contributed to saving the lives of more than 90,000 individuals in the last year. Since our inception in 1988, EGPAF has provided over 32 million women with services to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
