Year: 2016
The latest news from our team, partners, and supporters.
DECEMBER 2, 2016 | for HIV/AIDS
TeachAids - A Look Back At How It All Began
This World AIDS Day, we thought we’d take a look at how our education initiative began. In 2009, children across the state of Andra Pradesh were expelled from schools for being HIV positive. In fact, over the years, numerous instances of children being expelled from school had been reported from Gurgaon and Latur to Perunkaranai, Madurai...
OCTOBER 18, 2016 | for HIV/AIDS
Returning home to Guyana in hopes of empowering teenagers about HIV prevention
After her freshman year at Stanford, Riasoya Jodah returned to her home in Guyana with a desire to make a difference. She spent the summer working at Georgetown Public Hospital as a recipient of the Halper International Fellowship from Stanford’s Haas Center for Public Service. As an assistant in the pediatric surgery department, Ria performed pre-...
OCTOBER 6, 2016 | for HIV/AIDS
Orthopaedic Surgery Professor and Expert Joins TeachAids as an Advisor
We are pleased to announce that Dr. William Maloney will be joining our team of Advisors at TeachAids. Dr. Maloney’s wealth of experience in medicine, particularly orthopaedic surgery, will be of tremendous value and insight to informing the medical basis behind our programs. Dr. Maloney serves as the Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Stanford University...
AUGUST 1, 2016 | for HIV/AIDS
A Unified Vision Toward an Ambitious Goal
State of the Epidemic As TeachAids grows and continues to provide research-driven HIV/AIDS education across the globe, we wanted to provide information on the progress made in working to help manage this public health challenge. Over the past few years, the world has collectively committed to a concerted effort to combat the virus. This required dedicated research,...
JULY 1, 2016 | for HIV/AIDS
Fellows receive Stanford scholarships to work full-time at TeachAids
Generous scholarships from the Haas Center for Public Service have transformed three Stanford undergraduates into full-time TeachAids fellows. Guided by the legacy of their predecessors, this year’s summer team has begun to explore the next frontiers of health education. Recipient of the Cardinal Course Fellowship from the Haas Center for Public Service, Human Biology major Mady...
JULY 1, 2016 | for HIV/AIDS
Stanford’s Center for African Studies Promotes Course on TeachAids
"If I had an hour to solve a problem, I would spend the first 55 minutes determining the proper question to ask, for once I know the proper question, I could solve the problem in less than five minutes." - Albert Einstein As the major case study in Dr. Piya Sorcar’s Stanford University course entitled Designing...
JUNE 11, 2016 | for HIV/AIDS
Tibetan language HIV education materials used to educate 150 Tibetan health stakeholders
When his His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s expressed concerns about the deteriorating situation of Tibetan public health, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) Department of Health sprang into action. As part of immediate efforts to revitalize Tibetan preventive health care, a “special meeting to improve and strengthen the overall public health services, disease prevention and hospital administration...
MAY 21, 2016 | for HIV/AIDS
TeachAids wins 2016 Innovation Enterprise Strategic Transformation Award
TeachAids is delighted to announce that we have been recognized by The Innovation Enterprise with the 2016 Strategic Transformation Award. This award is presented to an organization that embodies “a transformation of common outdated practices” and engenders “incredible cultural shifts”. TeachAids was selected for our “exceptional efforts in strengthening business performance and growth” and “triumphs of 2016”, including the...
APRIL 21, 2016 | for HIV/AIDS
CESI and TeachAIDS challenge HIV stigma in Chile
Sexual contact accounts for over 80% of reported AIDS cases in Chile, yet cultural norms prevent open discussion of sexual behaviors. Misconceptions about HIV transmission modes are therefore entrenched at every level of society. In some instances, Health Workers have been found to have inaccurate or incomplete knowledge of HIV transmission, while various forms of...
MARCH 15, 2016 | for HIV/AIDS
Fruit Friends staff in Laos receive HIV education
Honored to work with the prestigious nonprofit Fruit Friends, Bethany diligently worked with their leadership to provide educational, agricultural and entrepreneurial opportunities to remote villages. Having heard about TeachAids through family connections, Bethany was determined to provide HIV education to her colleagues in Laos upon arrival. Aware that her computer was unlikely to survive more than...
FEBRUARY 24, 2016 | for HIV/AIDS
TeachAIDS HIV materials used to overcome stigma and lack of awareness in Bolivia
Stanford student Jill Huckels was baffled to see a child refusing to take his daily HIV medication on the outskirts of Cochabamba, Bolivia. The young boy had contracted HIV perinatally but been kept unaware of his HIV status by his parents to prevent the bullying and discrimination that typically follow a diagnosis of HIV. Consequently,...
FEBRUARY 4, 2016 | for HIV/AIDS
TeachAids HIV Prevention Software released in Tibetan Language
It is with great joy that we announce the release of the Tibetan language HIV education materials in time for the auspicious occasion of Losar or Tibetan New Year. These materials are the result of an intensive collaboration with the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) and several other committed partners. The animations are now available online...
