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“Without my pension I would be dead for a long time”: social protection for older persons affected by HIV/AIDS

Expert commentaries - Date: 1 December 2016 / Author: Stefan Hofmann

In the past 15 years, evidence has emerged on the role of social protection in mitigating older people’s vulnerability to the HIV/AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa. In particular, evidence on older people as carers of orphaned grandchildren revealed their extraordinary commitment for their families, as well as their severe...

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Social Protection and Human Rights