New HIV prevention methods on the shelf
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Posted: ?Monday, June 09, 2003
05 June 2003. Republished courtesy of IRIN PlusNews.
A chain of popular clothing stores in Namibia has introduced a customer-service programme to help tackle HIV/AIDS. Jet Stores recently added the provision of Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) for survivors of rape to its list of club benefits.
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Business can gain from the falling price of treatment - part 6 of 8
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Posted: ?Tuesday, June 10, 2003
Ian Sanne, Chris Barker and Alizanne Cheetham.10 June 2003. Business Report. Republished courtesy of Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd.
Drug prices will drop, and companies with HIV/AIDS treatment programmes will benefit. Unless, that is, they have signed up to fixed-premium providers such as a medical aid - as most have.
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Shock figures on HIV/AIDS in workplace
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Posted: ?Thursday, June 12, 2003
By Marianne MertenRepubished courtesy of the Mail & Guardian; 30/5 - 5/6/2003
About 3% of the South African work-force - or about 500 000 people - could have full-blown AIDS by 2010, Department of Labour Guidelines on HIV/AIDS have forecast.
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Global audience for HIV/AIDS project
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Posted: ?Friday, June 13, 2003
12 June 2003. Cape Argus. Republished courtesy of Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd.
Khayelitsha's anti-retroviral treatment plan for patients with HIV/AIDS is set for international exposure with the invitation by the World Bank to a University of Cape Town public health specialist to present details of the project to a world audience.
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Firms buy into corporate social responsibility
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Posted: ?Friday, June 13, 2003
by Frank Nxumalo.Sunday Independent Business Report 30/5/03. Republished courtesy of Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd
Major South African companies in mining, energy, chemical, water and food industries had indicated to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) that they had either already used or intending using GRI guidelines to create their own sustainability reports, the African Institute of Corporate Citizenship (AICC) said yesterday (29 May 2003).
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Expert oversight essential for treatment programmes - part 7 of 8
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Posted: ?Tuesday, June 17, 2003
Ian Sanne, Chris Barker and Alizanne Cheetham.17 June 2003. Business Report. Republished courtesy of Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd.
Offering free antiretroviral drugs to HIV-positive employees is economically viable - but only if the treatment works. High-quality treatment is not just a prerequisite for ensuring that productivity costs are saved, it is essential to ensure that costs are not doubled. This is where many businesses are doubling the cost of HIV/AIDS on their bottom line.
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Blanket-maker assists orphans of HIV/AIDS
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Posted: ?Friday, June 20, 2003
Nokuthula Mdlalose.20 June 2003. The Star. Republished courtesy of Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd.
Orphans of HIV/AIDS will enjoy more warmth this winter - thanks to readers' support for the work of The Star's Operation Snowball and blanket-makers Aranda Textiles.
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JSE will not demand HIV/AIDS disclosure
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Posted: ?Friday, July 04, 2003
Vernon Wessels.04 July 2003. Business Report. Republished courtesy of Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd.
The JSE Securities Exchange would not make it mandatory for firms on the mooted social responsibility index to disclose the prevalence or cost of HIV/AIDS, Russell Loubser, the chief executive of the bourse, said yesterday.
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TAC to provide anti-retrovirals in Western Cape and Kwazulu-Natal
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Posted: ?Monday, July 21, 2003
Angela Bolowana.18 July 2003. The Mercury. Republished courtesy of Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd.
The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) plans to provide anti-retroviral medicine to HIV-positive people in KwaZulu-Natal, but has warned the government not to shirk its responsibility to save lives.
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HIV/AIDS pandemic will be far more devastating than previously thought
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Posted: ?Thursday, July 24, 2003
Quentin Wray.24 July 2003. Business Report. Republished courtesy of Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd.
The economic impact of HIV/AIDS would be far more devastating than previously thought, said a report released yesterday by the World Bank.
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