Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

In 2020 and beyond, EGPAF will leverage our core expertise in service delivery, capacity building, research and advocacy to comprehensively address an evolving HIV and AIDS epidemic, and through our presence on the ground and on the global stage, we’ll advocate for the health and well-being of children as they transition into adulthood.

Goal 1:
Advance research and innovations that lead to new, improved and scalable solutions to ending HIV and AIDS.

Goal 2:
Advocate on the global stage and at local levels for the resources, policies and leadership needed to address the epidemic.

Goal 3:
Strengthen local health care systems to effectively respond to HIV and AIDS and related health concerns.

Goal 4:
Grow the capabilities of governments and communities through providing technical expertise and proven solutions.

Goal 1: Advance research and innovations that lead to new, improved and scalable solutions to ending HIV
and AIDS.
• Accelerate program outcomes through rapid evaluation and action.
• Identify, test, and scale new innovations.
• Advance HIV and AIDS prevention and treatment research.
• Implement and learn from robust data systems.
• Disseminate research findings.

Goal 2: Advocate on the global stage and at local levels for the resources, policies and leadership needed to
address the epidemic.
• Increase national advocacy and public policy efforts to achieve sustainable programs.
• Catalyze leadership and influence HIV and AIDS policies.
• Advance accountability on HIV and AIDS policies and guidelines.
• Enhance international and U.S. advocacy to reinvigorate and maintain international commitment and action to
end HIV and AIDS in children, youth and families.
• Influence HIV and AIDS goals.
• Remove barriers to access for HIV and AIDS services.

Goal 3: Strengthen local health care systems to effectively respond to HIV and AIDS and related health
concerns.
• Expand access to quality HIV and AIDS services.
• Prioritize youth (ages 10-24) by improving health-seeking behaviors, treatment, HIV prevention, and
access to sexual and reproductive health services.
• Facilitate integration of health services.
• Reduce mortality from co-infections that are the biggest threats to children, youth, and families living
with or affected by HIV and AIDS.

Goal 4: Grow the capabilities of governments and communities through providing technical expertise and
proven solutions.
• Engage communities to end the HIV and AIDS epidemic.
• Build capabilities to effectively deliver global technical assistance.
• Identify structural and technical approaches to advance local ownership and sustainability of programs.
• Disseminate program results and successes.
• Develop local research capacity.
• Build sustainable local capacity and health systems.

To achieve our vision for an AIDS-free generation, The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) implements high-quality and comprehensive HIV and AIDS prevention, care and treatment services throughout regions of the world most affected by the disease. We work hand-in-hand with country governments and local partners to implement health care programs which offer adult, adolescent, and pediatric HIV prevention, care and treatment; adult, adolescent, and child opportunistic infection treatment; maternal, newborn, and child care; nutrition and general wellness; and sexual and reproductive health services. EGPAF offers these services through both direct management of health facilities and health systems strengthening.

Our advocacy efforts seek to drive global and local focus, support, leadership, and resources needed to end the epidemic in children, adolescents, and families.

EGPAF conducts a broad clinical and implementation research portfolio of studies focused on optimizing health service delivery, building an evidence base for innovative strategies and novel technologies, and effectively scaling up promising interventions. EGPAF’s Global Research Unit brings expertise in clinical, implementation, community, regulatory, statistical, qualitative and quantitative research – working closely with its country-based staff, ministries of health, and partner organizations to design and conduct rigorous research and evaluation activities across Africa.

For over 30 years, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation has been a proven leader in the global fight to end HIV and AIDS, and a leading voice for children, youth and families to live long, healthy lives. We’ve seen incredible success in pediatric HIV and AIDS – childhood infections have dropped by 95 percent in the U.S. and by 50 percent around the world. In order to end this epidemic, we need a comprehensive and community-based approach that meets urgent needs and addresses new and different challenges as children transition through adolescence and into adulthood. In addition to our global research and advocacy efforts, we work on the ground and in the world’s most affected regions to strengthen health care systems by training nurses and health care workers, providing access to HIV testing, offering social support and counseling programs, and enhancing data collection.