Laurie Edmiston: It’s time to retire Canada’s AIDS epidemic

Having turned 60 two months ago, I know there’s nothing quite like a milestone birthday to force you to get serious about your priorities and your future. The HIV response is facing our own wake-up call Dec. 1 as we mark the 30th World AIDS Day — a milestone I never imagined we would reach when I started working in HIV 30 years ago.
I have spent half my life working in the HIV response and, while our goals have remained unchanged — reducing HIV infections and keeping people hea