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[VIDEO] Together We Can End AIDS – Florence on Capitol Hill

On Tuesday, EGPAF Ambassador Florence Ngobeni-Allen was asked to speak at a special breakfast on Capitol Hill hosted by Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and Congresswomen Kay Granger (R-TX) and Nita Lowey (D-NY).

The bipartisan event featured an audience of leading U.S. policymakers and remarks from a roster of champions in the fight against AIDS, including Sir Elton John, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe, and Florence.

Here is the video of her speech:

Video courtesy of SABC News (http://www.sabc.co.za/news)

Earlier this week, EGPAF Communication Officer Taylor Moore wrote a blog recounting the event.

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EGPAF Talks PMTCT on Voice of America

By Jane Coaston

On Monday, EGPAF Vice President of Program Innovation and Policy Dr. RJ Simonds and EGPAF Ambassador Florence Ngobeni-Allen joined Voice of America’s Linord Moudou to talk about the International AIDS Conference and the state of the fight against HIV/AIDS.

Dr. Simonds discussed the health challenges faced by children living with HIV and the importance of prevention of mother-to-child-transmission (PMTCT). Florence shared her story of testing positive for HIV, losing a child to the disease, and becoming an HIV counselor to help other mothers and children in her native South Africa.

Watch the video: 

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