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Planning for a Future policy & advocacy considerations for an ageing population of people with HIV Lisa Power, Terrence Higgins Trust, UK.
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Planning for a Futurepolicy & advocacy considerations for an ageing population of people with HIVLisa Power, Terrence Higgins Trust, UK
“Now we are going into the dark and nobody is prepared, I am telling you, nobody knows what we are going to be doing.…”“Services are geared towards younger people with HIV. When I look at websites it shows … the illness in a manner that’s unrealistic…”
Start listening • Do your own in-country social research • Involve a range of older people with HIV throughout it • Involve older people in service planning & representation • Pay attention to differences • with other ages with HIV • within this population • Talk with others serving older people; they have expertise
Policy Recommendations • Get the data: UNAIDS & WHO should include 50+ in their reporting • Get training: older people’s services must include HIV (and vice versa) • Integrate care for common comorbidities • Develop peer support and leadership • Listen to older people!
Thanks to: • ACRIA and other partners today • MBARC and community researchers • 50 Plus Community Advisory Committee • Joseph Rowntree Foundation • All the people who told us what they were, what they wanted and what they feared 50Plus Project – www.tht.org.uk/50plus