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Joining the HIV/AIDS battle makes good business sense
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Posted: ?Friday, January 26, 2007
IRIN PlusNews. 26 January 2007. Republished courtesy of IRIN PlusNews.
Behaviour change has been widely identified as the key to reducing new HIV infections, but so far neither governments, religious leaders nor AIDS organisations have had significant success in convincing large numbers of people to change their risky sexual behaviour.
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HIV/AIDS 'paradigm shift' in life insurance
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Posted: ?Wednesday, December 06, 2006
IRIN PlusNews. 05 December 2006. IRIN PlusNews.
A South African firm is bringing more affordable life insurance within reach of HIV-positive people otherwise struggling with limited and costly schemes.
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Businesses HIV/AIDS strategies need revisiting - SABCOHA
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Posted: ?Wednesday, October 11, 2006
IRIN PlusNews. 03 October 2006. Republished courtesy of IRIN PlusNews.
South Africa's Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS (SABCOHA) says certain business sectors are still feeling the effects of the pandemic, despite having workplace initiatives in place.
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More companies set to join "Red" brand HIV/AIDS fight
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Posted: ?Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Ben Hirschler. 06 October 2006. Independent Online (IOL). Republished courtesy of Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd.
A second wave of companies including a major consumer electronics group is set to join the "Red" product branding alliance as the scheme to raise money to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa goes global.
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Panelists applaud steps taken by some firms to fight HIV/AIDS
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Posted: ?Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Andy Shlensky. 08 June 2006. Independent Online (IOL). Republished courtesy of Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd.
Though labour is not always synonymous with its role in the fight against HIV/AIDS, the AIDS Legal Network (ALN) hosted a public debate on Wednesday that acknowledged that some companies are doing it right.
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Publication: Monitoring Private Sector response to HIV/AIDS: The State of Business and HIV/AIDS (2006): A Baseline Report
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Posted: ?Friday, June 09, 2006
Joelle Tanguy, Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS. 08 June 2006. A posting from the Break-The-Silence E-forum ([email protected])
During the opening day of the UN High Level Meetings on AIDS, the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GBC) unveiled The State of Business and HIV/AIDS (2006): A Baseline Report.
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May Day HIV/AIDS focus
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Posted: ?Wednesday, May 03, 2006
02 May 2006. IRIN PlusNews. Republished courtesy of IRIN PlusNews.
South African trade unions used May Day celebrations on Monday to call for greater action against HIV/AIDS.
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Union provides HIV/AIDS drugs
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Posted: ?Thursday, April 06, 2006
Xoliswa Zulu. 06 April 2006. The Mercury. Republished courtesy of Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd.
The slow rollout of antiretrovirals in KwaZulu-Natal has prompted the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers' Union (SACTWU) to provide antiretroviral treatment for its HIV-positive members.
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Small firms own up to HIV/AIDS impact
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Posted: ?Thursday, March 09, 2006
IRIN PlusNews. 08 March 2006. Republished courtesy of IRIN PlusNews.
Grant Thornton International (GTI), a consultancy firm, has found that small and mid-sized South African companies are viewing HIV/AIDS more seriously than a year ago.
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Bono bets on Red to battle HIV/AIDS
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Posted: ?Thursday, February 02, 2006
BBC News. 26 January 2006. A posting from AF-AIDS ([email protected])
The rock star Bono has launched a new global brand, Product Red, with a share of profits to go to the fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa.
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