Montreal joins UNAIDS program to eradicate disease by 2030

Montreal will be the first Canadian city to join the UNAIDS Paris declaration committed to eradicating the AIDS epidemic worldwide by 2030, Mayor Denis Coderre announced Monday.
It’s estimated that in Quebec roughly 20,000 individuals are HIV-positive or suffering from AIDS. Of that number, roughly 20 to 25 per cent do not know they are infected, said Réjean Thomas, president and founder of the Actuel medical clinic.
In signing on to the Paris declaration, known as the “Politi