HIV+

From making sure HIV+ folks have the best medical care they can, to helping amazing young people through high school and supporting them in college, Jeffrey Fashion Cares will ensure that the $4 million we've raised is just the beginning.

Todd G. Sears: Fashion Cares Todd G. Sears 2011

From making sure HIV+ folks have the best medical care they can, to helping amazing young people through high school and supporting them in college, Jeffrey Fashion Cares will ensure that the $4 million we've raised is just the beginning.

Todd G. Sears: Fashion Cares Todd G. Sears 2011

As a mother, this statistic really breaks my heart, especially when as many as 98% of these cases could be prevented through HIV screening of pregnant women, antiretroviral drug regimens for HIV+ pregnant women, treatment during and after labor, and education programs about infant feeding guidelines.

Gisele Bundchen: End Mother to Child Transmission -- Together, We Can Make a Difference Gisele Bundchen 2011

From making sure HIV+ folks have the best medical care they can, to helping amazing young people through high school and supporting them in college, Jeffrey Fashion Cares will ensure that the $4 million we've raised is just the beginning.

Todd G. Sears: Fashion Cares Todd G. Sears 2011

As a mother, this statistic really breaks my heart, especially when as many as 98% of these cases could be prevented through HIV screening of pregnant women, antiretroviral drug regimens for HIV+ pregnant women, treatment during and after labor, and education programs about infant feeding guidelines.

Gisele Bundchen: End Mother to Child Transmission -- Together, We Can Make a Difference Gisele Bundchen 2011

As a mother, this statistic really breaks my heart, especially when as many as 98% of these cases could be prevented through HIV screening of pregnant women, antiretroviral drug regimens for HIV+ pregnant women, treatment during and after labor, and education programs about infant feeding guidelines.

Gisele Bundchen: End Mother to Child Transmission -- Together, We Can Make a Difference Gisele Bundchen 2011

The parents were given condoms, shown how to use them using wooden models, and the HIV+ members of the family were given referrals to a clinic where they can receive medications free from the Ministry of Health.

Karen Walrond: On Health Home Visits and Being a Life-Changer Karen Walrond 2011

Here's the best part: once the family knew their status, they were counseled on ways to protect themselves for example, as in the case of this family, ensuring that they took precautions to ensure that the HIV+ partner didn't infect the HIV- one.

Karen Walrond: On Health Home Visits and Being a Life-Changer Karen Walrond 2011

In addition, through this program, USAID provides a care package, which includes a jerry can for collecting water in a nearby river, a straining cloth to strain the collected water and drops to purify it, and mosquito nets to help prevent malaria a huge risk, since the suppressed immune system of someone who is HIV+ makes malaria that much more dangerous.

Karen Walrond: On Health Home Visits and Being a Life-Changer Karen Walrond 2011

From making sure HIV+ folks have the best medical care they can, to helping amazing young people through high school and supporting them in college, Jeffrey Fashion Cares will ensure that the $4 million we've raised is just the beginning.

Todd G. Sears: Fashion Cares Todd G. Sears 2011