Bronx, New York, the Adolescent AIDS Program at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center is a leader in the field of HIV/AIDS among adolescents. The AAP serves as a local and national resource for those living with HIV/AIDS; adolescents who are at-risk for HIV infection; healthcare providers who treat adolescents living with or at-risk for HIV infection; and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning adolescents, their families and caregivers.
The mission of the Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative is to promote health for all people through education, research, and public service. Our mission is pursued by providing comprehensive medical and social services to HIV-infected and exposed infants and children; by sustaining excellence in educating U.S. and foreign health professionals; and by advancing clinical research. Our mission currently encompasses programs in Houston, Romania, Mexico, and southern Africa.
The mission of Camp Laurel is to teach children living with HIV and AIDS to believe in themselves and to understand that each one of them has the ability to make his or her life as full and rich as the next child regardless of their illness. The Camp is free to children 6-16 living with HIV and AIDS.
Children with AIDS offers a variety of services for children infected/affected by AIDS or drug exposed infants who will require foster or adoptive families. CWA works to create adoptive, foster, family centered care programs that are both effective and compassionate.
The purpose of this site is to provide a balanced up-to-date review of scientific studies on circumcision that have been published mainly in reputable international medical and scientific journals after a formal, critical refereeing process by experts in the field. 329 References are cited. Most can be found by the reader in any medical library.
Drugs + HIV < Learn the Link is part of a new, national public service campaign to educate youth on the link between non-injection drug use and HIV transmission using online 'Webisodes'. The Webisodes are vignettes that expand on the characters and storylines from the campaign's TV spots, and are designed to engage youth in social networking about the campaign's important health messages.
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is the leading U.S. national non-profit organization dedicated to identifying, funding and conducting basic pediatric HIV/AIDS research.
YouthLens is a series of research briefs that summarize the latest information on key issues regarding reproductive health and HIV prevention among youth ages 10 to 24. Available in English, Spanish and French.
HIVkids is a private nonprofit organization of volunteers. Their mission is to provide food, clothing, shelter, and HAPPINESS to children and families who are infected, affected, or orphaned by HIV/AIDS.
Immunopaedia is an online initiative designed to assist healthcare providers to better understand immunology so that treatment and prevention strategies against HIV/AIDS can be better understood. Our target audiences are registrars, healthcare professionals, scientists and students and our main focus is on the understanding of HIV/AIDS in children.
The MTCT-Plus Initiative takes a team approach toward the care and treatment of people living with HIV/AIDS in resource limited settings. Administrative, clinical, and training efforts are coordinated to develop multidisciplinary treatment at MTCT-Plus sites for comprehensive care of participants and their families. Supported by a coalition of private philanthropic organizations and leading international agencies, the MTCT-Plus Initiative aims to develop a model for care that can be replicated around the world.
The National Pediatric & Family HIV Resource Center is a non-profit organization that serves professionals who care for children, adolescents and families with HIV infection and AIDS.
The Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group (PACTG) is the preeminent organization in the world for evaluating treatments for HIV-infected children and adolescents, and for developing new approaches for the interruption of mother-to-infant transmission. It has set the standards of care for children infected with HIV and for the interruption of vertical transmission.
New York Online Access to Health (NOAH) is a project that brought together the unique assets and experience of four New York partners who have worked together on a variety of projects for 26 years: The City University of New York, The Metropolitan New York Library Council, The New York Academy of Medicine and The New York Public Libary.
The purpose of the site is to provide information in order to improve the quality of life for youth as it pertains to HIV/AIDS. This will be attempted through education and peer support, which are intended to assist youth in gaining knowledge about HIV/AIDS, sexual health, treatment issues, mental health, money, legal, research, advocacy and events of interest. The Positive Life web site is sponsored by the Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group (PACTG), which is funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
Safe Passages to Adulthood enables young people to improve their sexual and reproductive health. This major UK Department for International Development (DfID) funded research programme has developed a series of free resources aimed at increasing the capacity of policy-makers, practitioners and researchers working to promote young people's sexual health in resource-constrained settings.
Sunshine For HIV Kids, Inc. is a nonprofit tax exempt (501c3) organization that identifies and raises funds for charities who directly (no bureaucrats) deliver care to children afflicted with HIV / AIDS and their families.
A website devoted entirely to accurate and current information about sex. The site is run by students doing advanced course work and research on sexuality through the Sociology Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
According to estimates by UNAIDS and WHO, more than four million children under the age of 15 have been infected with HIV since the epidemic began. More than 90% of them were infants born to HIV-positive mothers who acquired the virus before or during birth or through breastfeeding. Because HIV infection often progresses quickly to AIDS in children, most of the children under 15 who have been infected have developed AIDS, and most of these children have died. Another 13 million children have lost their mother or both parents to the disease.
This partnership website was developed with the simple goal of providing policymakers, journalists, academics and activists with the tools to place the world's two billion young people and children at the centre of global and national HIV/AIDS policy, programme and investment strategies. We can stop the spread of HIV/AIDS by focusing on young people.
AEGiS presents published material, reprinted with permission and neither endorses nor opposes any material. All information contained on this website, including information relating to health conditions, products, and treatments, is for informational purposes only. It is often presented in summary or aggregate form. It is not meant to be a substitute for the advice provided by your own physician or other medical professionals. Always discuss treatment options with a doctor who specializes in treating HIV.
