HIV/AIDS and the impact in older persons

Reducing vulnerability to HIV/AIDS

Older People: The hidden tragedy of HIV/AIDS. As the epidemic grows, older people like Meme Rauna, who takes care of five orphan children, often find themselves placed in the desperate position of trying to meet the needs of numerous children in their care.

More information: http://www.ifrc.org/hivaids/
Massambo Found: http://www.ifrc.org/what/health/hivaids/treatment_masambo.asp
Donate: http://donate.ifrc.org/

Year: 2002
Duration: 3 minutes 58 seconds

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Red
• Cross
• Crescent
• International
• IFRC
• Disaster
• Relief
• Preparedness
• Health
• Humanitarian
• Assistance
• Volunteers
• Humanity

[anouck86]

Because there is a social stigma concerning HIV/Aids....not even in Africa...everywhere...people think you must have done something very bad to get it, or they think they will get it too if they are near you...and sometimes people don´t want to face a sickness of one of their family members...they rather pretend it´s not there, by abandoning the relative, than taking care of him.

[OOCKMG]

Whether these people die of AIDS, why are so few people take care of them?

[AB5309]

A= aquired

I= immune

D= deficiency

S= syndrome

[Hyuuga]

thats okay cause ur not funny

[LeahLucyxo]

I Dont Mean To Be Funny But Wat Is Aids

[eventgroup]

Terrible

[luckycham]

ndanzwa tsitsi,mwari,world is different l wish l could help,zvandibata.