A generation that once faced a death sentence from HIV has instead grown old with it — and the world's health systems were not built for that outcome. A landmark commission published in Lancet HIV this week finds that as the global HIV population ages toward 20.2 million people over 50 by 2040, the old model of care centered on viral suppression is no longer sufficient. What is required now is nothing less than a reimagining of medicine itself: one that holds together the body, the mind, the community, and the decades of accumulated living that come with surviving.
Lancet Report Calls for Holistic Care Model as HIV Population Ages Globally
Older adults with HIV face stigma, ageism, and accelerated aging processes that complicate medical care and quality of life outcomes.