If beating HIV wasn’t enough, Nepal’s Gopal Shrestha doubled down on his courage and inspiration by being the first HIV positive person in history to summit Mount Everest, the highest …
World AIDS Day 2017 Recap
This World AIDS Day we saw the relentless vitality of human spirit paving the way to the eventual end of AIDS. Over 30 years ago, people refused to accept that HIV …
AHF Nepal Advocacy Shines Nationwide
National Condom Day AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nepal and partners upheld a longstanding tradition of HIV awareness and the promotion of safer sex practices by sponsoring five events nationwide during …
Neighbors to China: Be Generous on AIDS!
Last month, advocates in Nepal and Cambodia kept pressure on China with meetings and demonstrations to urge the economic superpower to contribute more to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, …
Nepal: Empowerment Through Photography
Photography is as much a mirror of the author as it is a reflection of the external world. AHF Nepal and Dristi Nepal chose this powerful medium in an effort …
AHF Nepal ART Coordinator Dharma Raj Bhattarai: My Experience on Post-Exposure Prophylaxis as a Healthcare Professional
I was uneasy when a lab technician repeatedly punctured the veins of a boy living with HIV/AIDS (CLWHA) in an attempt to collect a blood sample for a CD4 count. …
Nepal: AHF and Partners Co-host Parliamentarians and Civil Society at an Advocacy Workshop
In partnership with the University of Sheffield, UK and the National Centre for AIDS and STD Control of Nepal (NCASC), AHF organized an advocacy workshop with the local parliamentarians on …
AHF Provides Lifesaving Antiretroviral Treatment in Nepal
With less than one-quarter of the Nepalese population estimated to be living with HIV registering as reactive, treatment levels have struggled to meet the population’s actual needs. But at …