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Dorothy, 62 and positive
For the past year, 62 year-old Dorothy has been living with HIV and is cared for at home by her family. She can’t walk very far and spends a lot of her time in bed.
“I was living with my unmarried son at the time but he was in denial. He thought HIV and AIDS was a young person’s illness.” Read more
Agenda for action
An equitable and rights-based response to HIV and AIDS that gives people over 50 equal access to testing, counselling and treatment, and acknowledges and alleviates the burden of care on women of all ages. Read more
Facts and figures
Understanding of HIV prevalence in older people is limited by the fact that many surveys do not include people over 49. Read more
Research
HelpAge International has been gathering evidence on the impact of AIDS on older people through programmes and research. We also work with other institutions to gather statistical information on older people and AIDS. Read more
