Aboriginal people key to fight HIV/AIDS

Indigenous groups getting a voice at the International AIDS Conference

Now, more than ever, Aboriginal Peoples are being recognized as a key population in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

While on the international stage, Canada is seen as a country that supports indigenous groups’ work to end HIV/AIDS; it’s also used as a warning to other nations to show the need to get culturally appropriate programing of HIV prevention to First Nation communities.

“For me as an Aboriginal Australian, looking at the HIV data from Canada is a real concern for me,” said James Ward, an associate professor in Australia and first-ever indigenous plenary speaker, at the recent International AIDS Conference in Melbourne. “When you represent 4 per cent of the population and 23 per cent of all HIV diagnosis in that country it’s of real concern.”

Angela Hill
Eagle Feather News
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  • The BC-CfE Laboratory will utilize private courier for delivery of outgoing reports and documents. (Lab Contact Information: Phone 604-806-8775; FAX 604-806-9463)
  • The BC-CfE Drug Treatment Program (DTP) will fax outgoing forms and documents to the provider’s office. (DTP Contact Information: Phone 604-806-8515; FAX 604-806-9044)
  • St. Paul’s Hospital Ambulatory Pharmacy will utilize private courier for delivery of medications. (Contact Information: Phone 1-800-547-3622; FAX 604-806-8675)

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