There's a new flag on the flying on the pole outside of city hall.
The Mayor raising a flag for AIDS Awareness Week.
Executive Director of AIDS Saint John Julie Dingwell tells CHSJ News there are still a lot of misconceptions about HIV and AIDS, such as some people believing there is currently a cure for the disease.
The Mayor raising a flag for AIDS Awareness Week.
Executive Director of AIDS Saint John Julie Dingwell tells CHSJ News there are still a lot of misconceptions about HIV and AIDS, such as some people believing there is currently a cure for the disease.
She says stigma and discrimination is still present for people with HIV and they're afraid if people found out they are infected, it would cost them their job or home.
According to the Canadian AIDS Society, the cost of HIV is $1.3 Million per person infected.
