Sound-off: 2 Torontonians infected with HIV/AIDS everyday

TORONTO – A new report on HIV/AIDS in Ontario brings to light some troubling statistics for Torontonians.

Two Torontonians are newly infected with HIV/AIDS everyday and 1 in 120 people in Toronto are living with the disease.

Casey House, a hospital specializing in HIV/AIDS, released the report to coincide with the beginning of World AIDS Week and to outline new and significant challenges for Ontario’s Health Care system in dealing with HIV/AIDS. 

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Share your thoughts. 

Why do you think the infection rate of HIV/AIDS is increasing in Toronto? 

Now that HIV/AIDS can be managed – and is no longer a “death sentence” as it used to be – do you think people aren’t as frightened by the prospect of contracting the disease? 

Is there something that can be done to increase awareness to the dangers of HIV/AIDS? 

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