HIV/AIDS in private sector companies: cost impacts and responses in southern Africa
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Article Title | HIV/AIDS in private sector companies: cost impacts and responses in southern Africa |
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ERA Journal ID | 16397 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | George, Gavin (Author), Gow, Jeff (Author) and Whiteside, Alan (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of HIV Therapy |
Journal Citation | 3 (3), pp. 293-300 |
Number of Pages | 8 |
Year | 2009 |
Place of Publication | London, United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1462-0308 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.2217/HIV.09.10 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.futuremedicine.com/toc/hiv/3/3 |
Abstract | The effects of the HIV epidemic, particularly in southern Africa, haave been increasingly experienced by companies in recent years. Initially, the lag in presentation of morbidity and mortality allowed companies to ignore the epidemic. However, in the past decade, companies have been confronted with the cost impacts of seriously ill and dying employees. Companies in many countries in the region are strongly engaged in generating effective prevention, and treatment and care reponses to the epidemic. However, many small and medium size companies ignore the problem, dfue to inadequate resources. Nonetheless, some large compadnies are pioneering best practices in workplace HIV/AIDS programs in prevention, and care and treatment. |
Keywords | ART; companies; cost impacts; HIV/AIDS; prevention; private sector; responses; treatment; South Africa; southern Africa |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420605. Preventative health care |
380119. Welfare economics | |
359999. Other commerce, management, tourism and services not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9z57z/hiv-aids-in-private-sector-companies-cost-impacts-and-responses-in-southern-africa
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