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Social stigma, lack of care among challenges facing elderly HIVAids survivors

"I got HIV 33 years ago, as we age there are old age diseases and Non-Communicable Diseases that affect most of us. We are not just fighting the disease but also old age and other chronic illnesses," says 55-year-old Patricia Asero Ochieng' who first discovered she had the virus in 1990

Meeting her at the 7th edition Maisha Conference, Patricia, a former bodybuilder, towers over most people around her. Her easiness during the interview is a clear indicator of her prowess in sensitising the community about HIV.

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