Let's end pediatric AIDS around the world in this generation.
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Global Champions Awards Dinner
The Foundation is excited to celebrate the inaugural Global Champions of A Mother’s Fight, an event that will bring progressive philanthropists and corporate leaders together in the fight against pediatric AIDS, and honor three champions of the cause: Johnson & Johnson, Amy Towers (Nduna Foundation), and Cookie Johnson (Magic Johnson Foundation).
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Become a Partner
A monthly pledge of $19 will help at least one new mother a month get tested, so that she can be positive that she’s doing everything she can to make sure her baby is negative.
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Video: Countdown
This video revisits the thirty years of the AIDS pandemic through the lens of children, and spotlights the current momentum toward the elimination of new pediatric HIV infections.
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The Key Steps to PreventingMother to Child Transmission
- Testing
- Prenatal treatment
- Safe childbirth
- Child Health Visits
- Safe Breastfeeding
- Early Infant Testing
- Care and Treatment if a Child is HIV+
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Testing is the first and most critical step in reducing mother-to-child transmission. Knowing her status, an expectant mother can receive the essential treatment that will protect her health and the health of her baby.Learn more
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Prenatal treatment for HIV-positive expectant mothers can protect their babies from HIV by drastically reducing the risk of mother-to-child transmission. Antiretroviral therapy and education services have been proven to significantly reduce the risk of transmission to their infants.Learn more
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Safe childbirth is an important consideration for any expectant mother, yet many women lack access to proper facilities. We're working to ensure that more women have access to prenatal care and to the adequate health care facilities they need to have a safe place for their delivery.Learn more
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Child Health Visits are critical in the first few months of a newborn's life. We help provide access to comprehensive routine checkups that can help identify infections and put an HIV-positive child on the path to treatment and stronger health.Learn more
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Safe Breastfeeding can greatly reduce the risk of HIV transmission from mothers to children through breast milk. Exclusive breastfeeding and antiretroviral (ARV) medicines has protected infants from infection.Learn more
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Early Infant Testing can measure a child's HIV status in the first few months of life. As a result, HIV-positive children can have early access to the treatment they need to support their long-term healthy survival.Learn more
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Care and Treatment if a Child is HIV+ is incredibly important. Without treatment, the statistics are bleak — half of HIV infected infants won't make it to their second birthday. Those receiving treatment however, can thrive and remain healthy well into adulthood.Learn more