Care and support for people living with HIV/AIDS
Care and support for people living with HIV/AIDS
Care and support for people living with HIV/AIDS
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Report on the global <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> epidemic – June 2000Figure 12. Newly diagnosed <strong>AIDS</strong> cases <strong>and</strong> medical expenditure on anagricultural estate in Kenya, 1989-199712025number of newly diagnosed <strong>AIDS</strong> cases10080604020new <strong>AIDS</strong> casesmedical spending2015105medical expenditure (KSh millions)01989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 19970Source: Rugalema et al. <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> <strong>and</strong> the commercial agricultural sector of Kenya, UNDP/FAO, 1999Box 5. <strong>HIV</strong> in the workplace: the business responseAt Volkswagen in Brazil, which employs 30 000 <strong>people</strong>, the potential impact of <strong>HIV</strong>was assessed early on. By 1996, the company considered that <strong>AIDS</strong> was accounting<strong>for</strong> high treatment costs <strong>and</strong> employees were experiencing frequent interruptions,precocious illness <strong>and</strong> shortened life expectancy. It quickly established an<strong>AIDS</strong> <strong>Care</strong> Programme that included medical care, clinical <strong>support</strong>, in<strong>for</strong>mation <strong>and</strong>installation of condom machines. Volkswagen also adopted a technical protocoldetailing the st<strong>and</strong>ard of assistance <strong>and</strong> care it should provide. Three years later,hospitalizations were down by 90% <strong>and</strong> <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> costs by 40%.American International Insurance, Thail<strong>and</strong>’s largest life insurance company, beganits ef<strong>for</strong>ts close to home by providing training on <strong>HIV</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>AIDS</strong> in its own offices. In1995, it began a nationwide fundraising “<strong>AIDS</strong>athon”, which in turn led to the development,<strong>with</strong> the Thail<strong>and</strong> Business Coalition on <strong>AIDS</strong>, of group insurance benefitsto policyholders that demonstrated they had effective policies <strong>for</strong> combating <strong>HIV</strong> <strong>and</strong><strong>AIDS</strong>.In India, the Tata Iron <strong>and</strong> Steel Company has evolved its own <strong>AIDS</strong> policy in recognitionthat the fight against the epidemic cannot be the responsibility of governmentsalone. In its own words, “Tata Steel will take measures to prevent the incidence <strong>and</strong>spread of <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> in our society. In case of need, the company will arrange to pro-–––>34