Elton John AIDS Foundation
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Oct 8, 2026
Caitlin BurtonGUEST
If that government is willing to let you do some operational research with this product category, we want to know what we can learn.
Caitlin BurtonGUEST
And so we partnered with groups like Elton John AIDS Foundation to find out what would happen if we decentralized HIV care and prevention.
Caitlin BurtonGUEST
We learned in partnership with Gavi what would happen if we could decentralize access to immunization or, you know, and just kind of obviously bundle it with things, you know, like malnutrition and things to treat respiratory illness or diarrhea, things that kill zero-dose children for all the other reasons.
Caitlin BurtonGUEST
You know, and so we were kind of partnering with donors to collect information, and then the governments learned from that, and then the governments absorbed that use case.
Caitlin BurtonGUEST
So donors want research, and so the partners that we have worked with in the past have been like, "You're working for this government.
Caitlin BurtonGUEST
If that government is willing to let you do some operational research with this product category, we wanna know what we can learn." And so we partnered with groups like Elton John AIDS Foundation to find out what would happen if we decentralized HIV care and prevention.
Caitlin BurtonGUEST
Um, we learned in partnership with Gavi what would happen if we could decentralize access to immunization or, you know, and, and just kind of obviously bundle it with things, um, you know, like malnutrition and things to treat respiratory illness or diarrhea, things that kill others, kill zero-dose children for all the other reasons.
Caitlin BurtonGUEST
Um, you know, and so we were, we were kind of partnering with donors to collect information, and then the governments learn from that, and then the governments absorb that use case.
Stan StadigHOST
Elton was at the hospital.
Stan StadigHOST
The Elton John AIDS Foundation traces its beginnings in part to that friendship and to his death.
Stan StadigHOST
Ryan mattered so much to Elton that he helped him examine himself closer.
Stan StadigHOST
He has said that after Ryan's funeral, he saw how far his own life had slipped.
Stan StadigHOST
In 1990, Elton got sober.
Stan StadigHOST
Two years later, he founded the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
Stan StadigHOST
He began directing money and attention toward people whom m- much of the world would rather not look at.
Stan StadigHOST
And this is where the story reaches a place near my own home.
AlfieHOST
As I mentioned, there's this new project that has come about, this place-based approach to PrEP delivery, building new pathways for people who might otherwise not access PrEP to get onto PrEP.
AlfieHOST
This project's in collaboration with the Elton John AIDS Foundation and intends to bring PrEP to underserved communities.
AlfieHOST
Can you explain a little bit about this initiative and how your involvement in it came about?
Wendy HillsGUEST
Yeah, so we've worked with Access.
Daryl UpsallGUEST
Me and one of my colleagues on my team from South Africa originally And they just focusing on the UK and he said, okay, I want to do something about it.
Daryl UpsallGUEST
Can you help me form a charity? So I helped him create Elton John AIDS Foundation, which I'm still a donor to and I'm still involved with.
Daryl UpsallGUEST
I've actually spoken at fundraising conferences with the CEO who's been there since the beginning.
Daryl UpsallGUEST
She's an amazing woman.
speaker_0HOST
In 2022, President Joe Biden surprised legendary singer-songwriter Elton John by presenting him with the National Humanities Medal on the South Lawn of the White House.
speaker_0HOST
The presentation occurred following a special musical performance by Elton John honoring his contributions to the Global Songbook and, more importantly, for his life-saving advocacy through his Elton John AIDS Foundation.
speaker_0HOST
Albums that were released on September 23rd include in 1965 when the Easy Beats released Easy.
speaker_0HOST
This was their debut studio album from the legendary Australian rock band And while it did not chart in the United States, it became a breakout hit regionally.
Sonia MangatHOST
Sonberg covers the latest issue of Elle magazine, and when he's not talking all about Taylor, he also has a bone to pick, pushing back on the Nepo baby label, pointing out both of his parents have devoted their lives to working with HIV AIDS organizations, which is true.
Sonia MangatHOST
His father is the president of an event management company that has developed charity dinners for Amphar, the Elton John AIDS Foundation, and Madonna's Raising Malawi charity.
Sonia MangatHOST
But Somber says, quote, to think that that could help me get signed or become a big artist because my dad devotes his life to fight AIDS is just incredibly insane.
Sonia MangatHOST
Amphar, Elton John, Madonna, I mean, those seem like pretty good connections to have if you're a musician.
Caitlin BurtonGUEST
And once it's proven, the government absorbs that.
Caitlin BurtonGUEST
So, you know, I think, I think the most important role that donors have played, donors like Gabby, Elton John AIDS Foundation, the others I mentioned, is they haven't, they haven't undermined the government's investment in its own system, and that's really our, always been our biggest ask.
Caitlin BurtonGUEST
It's like the government has adopted this technology, and you keep investing around it as if it's not there.
J. Stephen MorrisonHOST
Mm-hmm.
Caitlin BurtonGUEST
Like, try, try to, like, let them realize th- the gains of that and see if it works, right? Instead of dismissing it out of hand and, and spending a lot of money to build around it.
Caitlin BurtonGUEST
Um, Gabby didn't do that.
Caitlin BurtonGUEST
Elton John AIDS Foundation didn't do that.
Caitlin BurtonGUEST
Pfizer didn't do that.
speaker_0NARRATOR
In that space, Elton built something new.
speaker_0NARRATOR
The Elton John AIDS Foundation.
speaker_0NARRATOR
The man who once burned fortunes on lilies began saving lives with the same intensity.
speaker_0NARRATOR
It wasn't redemption.
Bobby CapucciHOST
The address listed is the same London address as Elton John's AIDS Foundation.
Bobby CapucciHOST
A spokesperson from Elton John AIDS Foundation declined to comment to Daily Mail.
Bobby CapucciHOST
Of course they did.
Bobby CapucciHOST
How come you don't comment to Daily Mail? So Elton John's foundation can just take money from Jeffrey Epstein and it's all good? Oh, I guess so.
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