In Switzerland, nearly 20,000 people live with HIV (PLHIV) and nearly 40 million worldwide. Since the 2000s, medication for PLHIV has significantly improved. In Switzerland, the life expectancy of PLHIV is the same as the general population. In Switzerland, the median age of PLHIV is 54 years, and more than half of PLHIV are between 45 and 64 years old. As a result, the number of elderly PLHIV will significantly increase, and this change must be widely integrated into their care. 

Recommendations 

We can highlight four essential points. First, listen to the elderly people living with HIV: experts in the fight against stigmatization. Second, change the management of care to shift from focusing on HIV to a holistic approach. Additionally, promote institutional strategies and educational programs that support appropriate and stigma-free care. Finally, HIV offers a unique model on the immunological and psychopathological level of aging, which needs to be studied. 

A brief review of the Glasgow Manifesto – born in 2022 during the Glasgow conference and launched during the EATG session. Here are some recommendations: 

• Develop a care model for people living with HIV 
• Raise awareness among healthcare providers 
• Change policies to address unmet housing needs, ... 
• More targeted research and education 
• Include elderly people living with HIV 
• ... 

For a quality of life and to die with dignity and respect. 

Zero Discrimination Day 2025 

Advice for professionals working with elderly people living with HIV.  

Event

Roundtable on current challenges in the socio-medical care of senior citizens living with HIV in German and French.