Objective: To characterize the envelope (Env) glycoprotein of HIV-1 in mother-infant pairs (MIP) that underwent near simultaneous or acute-phase seroconversion, we examined the Env sequence of the transmitted viruses and compare viral evolution within the pair. Design: Three MIP from a Zambian cohort...

White House official Jay Hein from the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives attended a recent youth rally in Lusaka, Zambia. The two-day rally, called "Purity Beyond Abstinence," was sponsored by World Hope International and is part of HopeFest, a series of events that educates youth...

For the past eight months, 34-year-old Regina, a mother in Zambia's Luapula Province, has been waiting anxiously for the final test results that will decide her daughter's future. It is possible that her child may test positive for HIV. Regina's local clinic runs a prevention of mother-to...

A White House official, Jay Hein, from the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives recently attended a youth rally in Lusaka, Zambia. The rally called "Purity Beyond Abstinence" was sponsored by World Hope International, and it is about more than preventing the contraction and spread...

Earlier this month, Population Action International (PAI) and the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) teamed up to conduct a joint policy research trip to Zambia. Zambia is one of the 15 focus countries prioritized to receive global U.S. HIV/AIDS assistance. Zambia...