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KamaAina

(78,249 posts) Fri Jun 5, 2015, 02:45 PM Jun 2015

HIV epidemic sweeping Saskatchewan reserves

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/hiv-epidemic-sweeping-saskatchewan-reserves-1.3097212

Darryl Caldwell says he's ashamed to have HIV, but he says he has forced himself to overcome that feeling in order to help others.

And the aboriginal HIV educator wishes more Saskatchewan chiefs and councils would do the same.

CBC's iTeam has learned the rate of HIV on Saskatchewan reserves is 11 times higher than the national rate....

"You don't need to go to Africa to do HIV humanitarian work. You can go to Saskatchewan," Loutfy said.

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