Ageways 71 highlights the impact of HIV and AIDS on older people, both as carers and at risk of infection themselves. It sets out the case for including older people in data, policies and programmes, and it gives practical examples of how to do this.

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The evidence of the impact of HIV and AIDS on older people from HelpAge International research and programmes highlights the hugely problematic gap in the HIV and AIDS response. This is the result of the neglect of older people in HIV and AIDS indicators and therefore, also, in international and national policy and programming.

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This publication describes a model of home-based care for supporting older carers of people living with HIV/AIDS. The model was developed from a pilot project coordinated by HelpAge International, in collaboration with our partners, district and community leaders, and older carers from 57 communities in Tanzania.

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Describes the process for reviewing the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, highlighting HelpAge International and partners’ Age Demands Action campaign. Reports on the G8’s support for social protection, the Africa Union’s new age-sensitive health strategy, and the UN’s recommendations to the Mozambique government on combating discrimination against older women.

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HIV and AIDS can prove devastating in undermining traditional support structures that sustain many families in Asia, reversing the expectation that parents will be looked after by their adult children as they become older. In reality, as this research report shows, older people, primarily women, are confronted with the task of caring for a sick adult child, coping with their eventual death, and possibly looking after a surviving grandchild.

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This briefing outlines HelpAge International's call for a major shift in the response to HIV and AIDS, one that includes older people and addresses their needs and caring responsibilities directly, through social protection and through HIV prevention, care and treatment services.

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This publication outlines the reasons for recognising the key role of older people as counsellors and carers. It is based on the Southern Sudan Older People’s Organisation's (SSOPO) work in Juba, Southern Sudan.

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This is a briefing about how an organisation from the Durban townships in South Africa adapted its role to tackle the impact of HIV and AIDS. The Muthande Society for the Aged (MUSA) raises awareness of entitlements and helps individuals make claims, while fostering personal responsibility and mutual support.

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This briefing explains how in Mozambique older people have set up support groups to cut the costs of care and increase income. Money raised from small businesses started by community credit schemes is put into a social fund run by older people’s committees.

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This issue focusses on the problem of elder abuse. It discusses the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and how you can be involved in your country. It also includes three stories on AIDS carers and their dependants.

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