Precis: “A Mask on the Face of Death”
People, at times, ignore the suffering of others. This is the tragedy of our weakness. On his journey through the AIDS torn country of Haiti, Selzer would have many opportunities to witness both great suffering and great ignorance.
Selzer encounters three prostitutes in the Haitian town of Copacabana who agree to be interviewed for a fee. When questioned about the HIV virus, the three prostitutes very clearly display their seemingly callous attitude about the possibility that they could be spreading HIV themselves.
Moving through the Haitian countryside and visiting its very inadequate hospitals and clinics, Selzer begins to understand the scope of Haiti’s unprepared ness for the epidemi
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