The cultural impact of Aids in the circumpolar north

One of the most pressing contemporary concerns regarding the future health of northern communities is the spread of AIDS. Unlike Europe, the United States, and Africa, the introduction of HIV and AIDS in circumpolar regions is relatively recent. The first HIV-positive cases were diagnosed in Greenland in 1984, and, so far, there have been three deaths from AIDS -related diseases in Greenland, and several cases of AIDS in indigenous populations in Alaska and Canada. In 1991, 13 people were newly diagnosed HIV-positive in Greenland, including seven women. Currently, there are 37 people who are HIV-positive in Greenland, and five cases of AIDS. Most of these people contracted the virus by heterosexual transmission (Greenland Medical Council 1991). Although these figures may seem relatively insignificant compared to statistics from, for example, Africa, the total population of Greenland in 1991 was 55,533 (Gr0nlands Statistiske Kontor 1990), which gives a ratio of one HIV-positive case to every 1,500 individuals

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