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  Forgotten families: older people as carers of orphans and vulnerable children

  HelpAge International, 2003

  This report shows that - provided appropriate support is available - older people and orphans and vulnerable children can overcome some of the challenges posed by the HIV/AIDS epidemic.The case studies featured in this report describe innovative ways of dealing with some of the difficulties faced by older-headed households.
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  HIV/AIDS, social security and the two-tier structure of African economies

  International Social Security Association, 2003

  This paper assesses the occurrence of HIV in Africa and its implications on both old-age support schemes and the two-tier economic structure in developing countries. It models a two-sector economy in a three-period overlapping generations framework where social security exists both formally as well as informally.
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  The South African old age pension: exploring the role on poverty alleviation in households affected by HIV/AIDS

  International Social Security Association, 2003

  This paper seeks to explore some pressing issues related to the consequences of the old age pension in households affected by HIV/AIDS in South Africa.The paper examines the policy of the South African government to provide the elderly with a means-tested non-contributory old age pension, intended to be a poverty relief programme for the aged.
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  The role of informal social security in an inter-generational society

  International Social Security Association, 2003

  This paper gives a brief overview of the current formal social security provisioning in South Africa with regards to old age and retirement benefits. It then investigates issues impacting on the ageing population namely unemployment, HIV/AIDS and poverty.
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  The living arrangements of older adults in sub-Saharan Africa in a time of HIV/AIDS

  Population Council, USA, 2003

  Paper examines the living arrangements of persons aged 60 and older in 16 countries. Data come from the household roster component of recent Demographic and Health Surveys.
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  HIV/AIDS and ageing: a briefing paper

  HelpAge International, 2003

  The purpose of this paper is to explore the main ways in which HIV and AIDS impact on older women and men in developing countries.
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  AIDS and older persons: an international perspective

  Impact of the AIDS Epidemic on Older Persons, 2002

  The impact of the worldwide AIDS epidemic on persons age 50 and over has received relatively little consideration except in the United States where interest has focused almost exclusively on older persons living with AIDS or at risk of infection.
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  Health impacts of co-residence with and caregiving to persons with HIV/AIDS on older parents in Thailand

  Impact of the AIDS Epidemic on Older Persons, 2002

  An emerging literature indicates that parents are main caregivers to persons with HIV and AIDS (PHAs) in Thailand, especially during the late stages of illness.
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  The elderly and AIDS: coping strategies and health consequences in rural Tanzania

  Population Council, USA, 2002

  This paper, published by the Population Council, examines the effects on the elderly of the death from AIDS of prime-aged adults, using household survey data from northwestern Tanzania in 1991-94. The paper reveals that a significant proportion of adults suffering from AIDS return to their parents’ home shortly before death.
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  Older people, children and the HIV/AIDS nexus: the African situation

  Ageing and Life Course (WHO), 2000

  Outline of a WHO project to produce evidence on the problem and facilitate grass roots and macro-level partnerships that would ensure the support of older people as assets in all areas of care related to HIV/ AIDS.

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