AIDS pioneer to speak at UW Monday, Dec. 1

Dr. Catherine Wilfert developed the idea that it was possible to prevent the AIDS virus from spreading from an infected mother to her uninfected newborn by giving an anti-HIV drug to the mother just before and to the child right after delivery.

The approach can cut mother-to-child transmission of HIV by 80%  and is credited with saving the lives of millions of children in the developing world.

Dr. Wilfert, now scientific director at the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, will be speaking at UW this Monday, World AIDS DAY.

When: 5:30 p.m., Monday, December 1

Where: Foege Auditorium, Room S-060, 1705 NE Pacific St

To learn more: 

• Read the UW press release announcing Dr. Wilfert’s talk.
• Visit the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation website.
• To learn more about global health activities in Seattle visit the UW Department of Global Health and the Washington Global Health Alliance’s websites.

Tags: AIDS, Global Health, HIV, HIV/AIDS, Pediatrics

Category: Global Health, Infections, Newborn and Infant Health, University of Washington, Women's Health