{"id":43697,"date":"2018-09-27T14:52:23","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T21:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/?post_type=media-center&#038;p=43697"},"modified":"2018-09-27T14:52:23","modified_gmt":"2018-09-27T21:52:23","slug":"world-vision-expresses-gratitude-to-congressional-leaders-for-pepfar-and-ovc-support","status":"publish","type":"media-center","link":"https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/about-us\/media-center\/world-vision-expresses-gratitude-to-congressional-leaders-for-pepfar-and-ovc-support","title":{"rendered":"World Vision Expresses Gratitude to Congressional Leaders for PEPFAR and OVC Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&rdquo;1\/3&Prime; el_class=&rdquo;vc_col-sm-push-8&Prime;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Highlights<\/h2>\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-highlights field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: black\">Since 2003, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pepfar.gov\/\">PEPFAR<\/a> has received bipartisan support from Congress<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: black\">More than 2 million babies have been born HIV-free to HIV-positive mothers, and critical services to mitigate the physical, emotional, and economic impacts of HIV\/AIDS have been provided to 12.2 million vulnerable children, with support of program<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&rdquo;2\/3&Prime; el_class=&rdquo;vc_col-sm-pull-4&Prime;][vc_single_image image=&rdquo;43698&Prime; img_size=&rdquo;medium&rdquo; add_caption=&rdquo;yes&rdquo; alignment=&rdquo;center&rdquo;][vc_column_text]<strong>WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 27, 2018) &mdash;&nbsp;<\/strong>Upon passage of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/115th-congress\/house-bill\/6651\">PEPFAR Extension Act of 2018<\/a> by the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, <a href=\"\">World Vision<\/a> issued the following statement from President Rich Stearns:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black\">&ldquo;Since 2003, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pepfar.gov\/\">PEPFAR<\/a> has received bipartisan support from Congress and the results of the program are astounding. Before PEPFAR, just 50,000 people with HIV\/AIDS were receiving treatment and today that number exceeds 14 million. More than 2 million babies have been born HIV-free to HIV-positive mothers, and critical services to mitigate the physical, emotional, and economic impacts of HIV\/AIDS have been provided to 12.2 million vulnerable children, many living without one or both parents.&nbsp; Faith communities and partners, like World Vision, have been proud to support PEPFAR and to partner with the U.S. government in this critical, life-saving work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"xxmsonormal\"><span style=\"color: black\">We are grateful for the leadership of Representatives Chris Smith, Barbara Lee, Ed Royce, Elliot Engel and Betty McCollum, and to Senators Bob Corker and Bob Menendez for advancing the reauthorization of PEPFAR and for their support of critical PEPFAR services for children.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<strong>About <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/03\/www.worldvision.org\"><strong>World Vision<\/strong><\/a><strong>:<\/strong><br>\nWorld Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization conducting relief, development, and advocacy activities in its work with children, families, and their communities in nearly 100 countries to help them reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. 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