I have vivid memories of back in the 30s, when I was a small child, waking up one morning and not being able to find my favorite aunt. I was told Auntie Katy was sick and she was living in a place where she couldn't make other people sick. She has tuberculoses and was sent to a sanitorium in Gravenhurst....a very scenic place but a place where I couldn't see her whenever I wanted and she wasn't surrounded by her family and friends. WHY WERE THERE NO "GRAVENHURSTS" FOR PEOPLE DIAGNOSED WITH AIDS? It is a simple question but in this diverse society the answer is complex. Education didn't seem to help. I have sympathy for those suffering from the disease and my prayers go out to the families but......
Private sector should boost its contribution
The detrimental impact of AIDS on the economy mandates a strong response from business
March 09, 2007
James Orbinski
John Tedstrom
In 2006, 4.3 million people became infected with the HIV/AIDS virus worldwide. Close to 40 million people are now HIV positive.
The recent creation of the Canadian HIV Vaccine Initiative to be funded by the Canadian government and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is encouraging, but even with this, researchers believe that an HIV vaccine will not be available for at least 10 years. In the meantime, too little is happening to defeat the world's greatest pandemic.
Seventy-four per cent of people in need of life-saving antiretroviral treatment are not receiving it. The response is completely unacceptable.
The greatest public health challenge in history is more than a formidable adversary. AIDS is a death sentence for most – despite the advances of life-saving drugs – as already weak public health systems in much of the developing world teeter on the verge of collapse under the burden of care.
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