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Access to treatment in the private-sector workplace : the provision of antiretroviral therapy by three companies in South Africa /

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 Af...

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Main Author: Knight, Lindsay
Corporate Authors: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, International Labour Organisation, World Health Organization, Global Business Council on HIV & AIDS
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Geneva : UNAIDS, 2005.
Subjects:
HIV infections > Economic aspects > South Africa.
HIV infections > Chemotherapy > Economic aspects > South Africa.
Antiretroviral agents > Therapeutic use > Economic aspects > South Africa.
HIV-positive persons > Medical care > South Africa.
Occupational health services > South Africa.
Work environment.
HIV Infections > drug therapy
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome > drug therapy
Anti-Retroviral Agents > economics
Workplace
Private Sector
workplace.
South Africa
Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:142374294X
9781423742944
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Table of contents
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Impact of HIV and AIDS on business
  • Recognizing that the AIDS epidemic is a workplace issue
  • Declining productivity and increasing costs
  • Economic growth and development
  • 3. The business sector response
  • 4. Key components
  • 5. Access to treatment in the private-sector workplace: the experience of three South African companies
  • 1. ANGLO AMERICAN plc
  • How antiretroviral drugs are provided
  • Available human resources and capacity-building
  • How patients are selected
  • Providing and dispensing drugs
  • Patient numbers in the antiretroviral therapy programme
  • Some results
  • Economic evaluation
  • 2. BHP BILLITON
  • 3. ESKOM
  • 6. Conclusion
  • Need for antiretroviral therapy
  • Providing antiretroviral therapy
  • Care and support
  • Challenges
  • References
  • Other resources.

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