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rfmcdonaldThis morning on CBC Radio's The Current, there was a disturbing documentary about the spread of HIV/AIDS in Canada's First Nations. Canadian aboriginals make up perhaps 3% of the national population, but according to some alarming estimates account for up to a quarter of new HIV infections. The situation is dire; and unsurprisingly, there is no money to do anything. So, impending catastrophe ahead.
Yesterday I finished rereading Randy Shilts' 1987 And The Band Played On, returning my borrowed library copy at the Toronto Reference Library. Shilts' magisterial (if controversial) survey of the early HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States left with me with the distinct impression, this time just as on the other occasions I've read the book, that worst-case scenarios with HIV/AIDS have a funny way of coming true.
Yesterday I finished rereading Randy Shilts' 1987 And The Band Played On, returning my borrowed library copy at the Toronto Reference Library. Shilts' magisterial (if controversial) survey of the early HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States left with me with the distinct impression, this time just as on the other occasions I've read the book, that worst-case scenarios with HIV/AIDS have a funny way of coming true.
