Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a global pandemic that continues to have a vast impact on families, with 37.9 million people living with HIV in 2018. Since the start of the epidemic 35.4 million people have died from AIDS-related illnesses with an estimated 17 million children having lost one or both parents due to AIDS. In addition, in 2018, there were 1.7 million children under 15 years old living with HIV. Orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV/AIDS (HIV OVC) are defined as individuals below the age of 18 who have lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDS, or have been made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS. This includes children who are HIV positive, living without adequate adult support (e.g., in a household with chronically ill parents, a household that has experienced a recent death from chronic illness, a household headed by a grandparent, and/or a household headed by a child), living outside of family care (e.g., in residential care or on the streets), or are marginalized, stigmatized, or discriminated against.
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