Advancements in children’s health such as universal childhood immunization have been “astonishing,” but progress has stalled — and new ways of thinking need to be adopted to kick-start them back into gear.
That’s according to Chip Lyons, who recently stepped down as president and CEO of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, or EGPAF, after 15 years with the organization, following a long career in children’s health, including at UNICEF and the Gates Foundation.
In that time, he’s seen huge innovations in the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS in children, but it hasn’t always been accompanied by scale or political will.