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Foreword by: Peter Piot, MD, PhD

"Playing with Tires" 2007, Maputo, Mozambique Photo by Cecelia, age 13, courtesy Venice Arts©

Introduction by: Pamela Barnes, President and CEO, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

Edited by: Richard Marlink, MD, Senior Advisor, Medical and Scientific Affairs, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation and Professor of Public Health, Harvard School of Public Health; Sara Teitelman, MPH, Senior Technical Editor, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

Web address: https://ftgu.pedaids.org

Mara banda with Miracle, the boy that she saved from being killed by his family after both his parents died from AIDS. Photo by Dominic Chavez

Description: From the Ground Up is a three-volume collection of best practices and lessons learned by 320 distinguished HIV/AIDS professionals from around the globe, with a special focus on sub-Saharan Africa. This groundbreaking publication is being produced by the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation with support from the “A Day in the Life of Africa” AIDS Education Fund, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Harvard University, and others. In an unprecedented move for a publication of this size and quality, the Foundation is offering the book free of charge in the hope that it will reach the widest possible audience, especially those doing program implementation work “on the ground” in resource-limited settings.

Format: From the Ground Up consists of three softcover volumes presented inside of a hardcover slipcase. The full content of the book is also available as a searchable CD-ROM.

Content: Each volume is named after an essential step in HIV/AIDS program implementation. Volume one, “Laying a Strong Foundation,” highlights the key elements that should be in place prior to program initiation. Volume two, “Establishing a Framework for Success,” touches on both scientific and practical considerations for the provision of HIV-related care, treatment, and prevention services. Volume three, “Developing Pathways and Partnerships,” looks at ways in which implementers, once programs have been established, can ensure that services reach those who need them most. Chapters in each volume are grouped together by topic area, making the publication an easy-to-navigate, comprehensive summary of practical considerations for HIV/AIDS programs in the 21st century. Volumes also feature several profiles of extraordinary individuals on the “front lines” of the pandemic, ranging from a community health nurse in western Kenya to the first African religious leader to publicly disclose his HIV-positive status. These profiles include color photographs taken by award-winning photojournalist Dominic Chavez (formerly of the Boston Globe) and words by John Donnelly (also formerly with the Boston Globe).

Contributor Affiliations: Contributors to this publication are affiliated with many well-known institutions, including: AIDS Support Organization (TASO) Uganda, Baylor College of Medicine, Brown University, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheikh Anta Diop University in Senegal, Chiang Mai University in Thailand, EngenderHealth, Family Health International, François-Xavier Bagnoud Center, George Washington University, Global Network of People Living with HIV, Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Public Health, International Council of Nurses, International Rescue Committee, John Snow Inc., Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, Kings College London, Makerere University in Uganda, Management Sciences for Health, Ministries of Health (Botswana, Cambodia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe), Nelson Mandela School of Medicine at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, Northwestern University, Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation, Stanford University, UNAIDS, University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of California Los Angeles, University of California San Francisco, University of Cape Town in South Africa, University of Jos in Nigeria, University of Maryland, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Washington, University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, Vanderbilt University, World Bank Institute, World Health Organization, and many others.