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HIV/AIDS and Aging

HIV/AIDS and Aging

This week UNAIDS, for the first time, will hold a thematic session on HIV/AIDS and aging. The background document contains the latest information and has a special section on AIDS and older women. You can read it here, but the highlights are on pages 4 and 5. 

It is time to address ageism and gender inequality within the HIV response and  consult directly with older women living with HIV to understand their needs concerns, values and perspectives.

 

 

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