presenter: Solo Otto Gaye, Liberia , West Africa

1. Presenter: Solo Otto Gaye, Development Officer William
V.S.Tubman University

2.  An update on HIV/AIDS including the trends &
statistics both locally, nationally, and internationally
 The impact of HIV/AIDS with particular reference to
workplace
 Basic facts about HIV/AIDS transmission & prevention
 HIV/AIDS related stigma and prevention in a
workplace
 The importance of HIV/AIDS policy & focal Point in a
workplace

3.  two decades have seen 60 million people infected by HIV/AIDS and 20
million deaths
 95% of the infected population currently live in developing countries
 Africa most severely impacted by the pandemic
 Eastern and Central Europe and Asia are climbing rapidly.
 The UN predicts 68 million more deaths over the next twenty years unless
efforts at prevention and treatment are increased

4. Country People Adult (15- Women Children AIDS Orphans
living with 49) rate % with with deaths due to AIDS
HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS
Liberia 37,000 1.5 19,000 6,100 3,600 52,000
Guinea 79,000 1.3 41,000 9,000 4,700 59,000
Côte d'Ivoire 450,000 3.4 220,000 63,000 36,000 440,000
Sierra Leone 49,000 1.6 28,000 2,900 2,800 15,000

5.  From January- March 2011
 Persons Test: 207
 Persons Tested HIV positive:30
 Persons Tested Negative:177

6.  AIDS kills primarily young and middle-aged adults during their peak productive
and reproductive years
 an effect of this nature on the workforce can impact the economies of entire
countries by reducing the labor supply and disposable incomes
 increased expenditures on medical and health insurance costs, funeral costs and
death benefits, as well as recruitment and training needs due to lost personnel.
 In addition, firms experience decreased revenues as a result of higher absenteeism
and staff turnover, reduced productivity, declining morale

7. Progression of Economic Impact of Economic Impact of All
HIV/AIDS Individual Case Cases
in the Workforce
Employee becomes No costs to company at No costs to company at
infected this stage this stage
with HIV virus
HIV/AIDS-related Sick leave and other Overall productivity of
morbidity absenteeism increase workforce declines
Begins Work performance Overall labor costs
declines due to increase
employee illness
Overtime and Managers begin to spend
contractors’ wages time and resources on
increase to compensate for HIV-related issues
absenteeism HIV/AIDS interventions
Payouts from medical are designed and
aid schemes increase implemented
Employee requires
attention of human
resource and employee
assistance

8. Progression of Economic Impact of Economic Impact of All
HIV/AIDS Individual Case Cases
in the Workforce
Employee leaves workforce Payout from death benefit Payouts from pension
due to death, medical or life insurance scheme is fund cause employer
boarding, or voluntary claimed and/or employee
resignation Pension benefits are contributions to increase
claimed by employee or Returns to training
dependents investments are
Other employees are reduced
absent to attend Morale, discipline, and
funeral concentration of other
Funeral expenses are employees are disrupted by
incurred frequent deaths of
Company loans to colleagues
employee are not repaid
Co-workers are
demoralized by loss of
colleague

9. Before embarking on any program, there are two initial steps an institution should take:
 (i) define the nature of the problem and the institution's level of risk with respect to
HIV/AIDS;
 .

10.  (ii) identify ongoing initiatives, resources and stakeholders in the
wider area of operations; and adopt a collaborative approach to
devising an HIV/AIDS strategy based on the building of
partnerships and the integration of key action areas and
stakeholder groups.

11.  Be Clear about Goals and Objectives

12.  Create an Internal Focal Point

13.  Develop an HIV/AIDS Policy

14.  Raise Awareness

15.  Promote Prevention

16.  www.hivatwork.org
 http://www.caps.ucsf.edu/publications/VCTS2C.pdf).
 http://allafrica.com/stories/200209120057.html
 http://www.ids.ac.uk/bridge/Bri_bull.htm
 www.worldbank.org/aids.
 http://www.ifc.org/enviro/EnvironmentFacilities