Companies cannot ignore HIV; it is a business issue demanding a response now and influencing longer term strategic planning. HIV infection among employees poses a significant threat to operational stability and future profitability. This study outlines how three major companies operating in South Africa have recognized both the challenges HIV poses and their moral duty of care, and have implemented programs to treat and care for employees and their families.
Author(s): Global Business Coalition on HIV AIDS
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 47
Table of contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 6
1. Introduction......Page 7
Recognizing that the AIDS epidemic is a workplace issue......Page 9
Declining productivity and increasing costs......Page 10
Economic growth and development......Page 11
3. The business sector response......Page 13
4. Key components......Page 15
1. ANGLO AMERICAN plc......Page 20
Available human resources and capacity-building......Page 24
How patients are selected......Page 25
Providing and dispensing drugs......Page 26
Patient numbers in the antiretroviral therapy programme......Page 27
Economic evaluation......Page 28
2. BHP BILLITON......Page 31
3. ESKOM......Page 37
Need for antiretroviral therapy......Page 44
Providing antiretroviral therapy......Page 45
Care and support......Page 46
Challenges......Page 47
References......Page 49
Other resources......Page 50
