RESERVE BANK OF FIJI BUILDING WEARS RED ON TUESDAY |
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The Reserve Bank of Fiji wore a 90 metre red satin ribbon today as part of BAHA Fiji's 'Wear Red on Tuesday' campaign to mark World AIDS Day. The stunt announces the arrival of Fiji's Business Coalition on HIV and AIDS, known as BAHA Fiji, and marks a clear message that the business community will play its role in the important issue of HIV and AIDS. |
L'ORÉAL AUSTRALIA CELEBRATES WORLD AIDS DAY BY ANNOUNCING 'HAIRDRESSERS AGAINST AIDS' |
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In conjunction with World AIDS Day, L'Or¨Ļal Australia announces the official launch of Hairdressers Against AIDS, an international prevention education programme. "At L'Oréal, we are determined to play an active role in tackling social issues and contributing to the well-being of men and women. As part of the fight against AIDS, we feel it is our duty to be involved in this unique education programme via our professional brands used by our network of hairdressers," said Mark Tucker, Managing Director, L'Oréal Australia. |
Leading hoteliers become Cambodia's first "HIV Smart Hotels" |
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Cambodia's leading hoteliers will head a new campaign aimed at engaging the hotel and tourism industry in HIV prevention programs. In Siem Reap, the town that hosts one of Asia's most famous tourism destinations, the Angkor Wat Temple, APBCA and CBCA outlined a strategy for providing the tourism industry with education and services that can reduce the risk of HIV infection for the sectors employees. |
PNG BAHA promote workplace access to "PEP" to prevent HIV |
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Post-exposure prophylaxis or "PEP" means taking anti-retroviral medications as soon as possible after exposure to HIV to reduce the chance of HIV infection. As part of its goal to enable access by all employees to adequate HIV prevention treatment and support services, PNG BAHA is working towards a model which includes a pilot to provide PEP to all non-health sector workplaces. This involves creating BAHA PEP kits and a training curriculum for BAHA company member contacts. |
New Resources to help Businesses Respond to HIV |
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APBCA is pleased to announce the launch of two new resources to help the region's business community respond to HIV and AIDS. The Indonesian Business Coalition Against AIDS and the Lanka Business Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS recently launched new websites to facilitate the business of workplace HIV program delivery. |
APBCA: Helping Workplaces Stop TB |
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The World Health Organisation states that TB is also a leading cause of death among people who are infected with HIV. Approximately one-third of the 33.2 million people living with HIV also have TB. Without proper treatment, approximately 90 percent of people living with HIV die within two to three months of contracting TB. A further concern is that in some cases TB is becoming difficult to treat due to the emergence of drug resistant TB strains (multi-drug resistant TB). This poses a serious public health challenge for countries already struggling to meet community health needs. This is also a worrying development for people living with HIV. |
APBCA World AIDS Day 2008 - "Leading, Empowering and Delivering" |
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On World AIDS Day (WAD) 2008, thousands of people turned out to show their commitment to region's response to HIV and AIDS. The theme for WAD 2008 was "Lead - Empower - Deliver". Business leadership on HIV prevention and education is the key philosophy underlining the APBCA network's activities. APBCA advocates for businesses to be leaders in national HIV responses, through the delivery of HIV workplace programs. |
World AIDS Day 2008 - Businesses Show Leadership on HIV and AIDS |
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The 1st of December 2008 marks the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day (WAD). The APBCA network will be leading and inspiring the Asian and Pacific business community's celebrations in diverse and exciting ways. |
Case Study | The Collaboration for Health Papua New Guinea (CHPNG) |
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CHPNG recognised that a shortage of human resources was directly affecting the quality of HIV healthcare. To improve the availability and quality of HIV health care in PNG, CHPNG worked to expand the capacity of existing healthcare professionals and facilities. |
The First Business for Millennium Development Summit to be held in Melbourne in October |
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The Business for Millennium Development Summit will bring together captains of industry and leading international thinkers to discuss current business models and practices, and how Australian businesses can create new opportunities by aligning their enterprises with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The MDGs are eight targets adopted by 189 nations-and signed by 147 heads of state and governments during the UN Millennium Summit in September 2000. By 2015, the international community committed to reach the MDGs by increasing global efforts to alleviate extreme poverty and hunger, achieve universal primary education, promote gender equality and empower women, reduce child mortality, improve maternal health, combat HIV and AIDS, malaria and other diseases, ensure environmental sustainability and develop a global partnership for development. |
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Sri Lanka is the 11th Business Coalition to Join APBCA |
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The SLBCH was launched during the 8th International Congress on AIDS in the Asia Pacific, held in Colombo in August 2007. The inaugural chairman of SLBCH is Mr Clive Haswell, CEO of Standard Chartered Bank Sri Lanka. Standard Chartered Bank has played a key role in bringing Sri Lanka's business leaders together to consider their response to the HIV epidemic. |
Fiji's Business Community To Join APBCA And The Fight Against HIV and AIDS |
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APBCA CEO Stephen Grant is to meet with Fiji's business community to develop the model for the new Fiji Business Coalition Against HIV and AIDS to be known as ("BAHA Fiji"). This will pave the way for Fiji to become the second Pacific country to join the rapidly growing APBCA network. |
APBCA Case Study: BHP Billiton - Corporate Leaders in the Response to HIV and AIDS |
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BHP Billiton recognised early the importance of responding to HIV. In the late 1980s, the rising prevalence of HIV among employees in the company's South African operations was the catalyst for the development of BHP Billiton's HIV and AIDS Workplace Strategy. Widely considered to be international best practice, BHP Billiton is sharing its HIV program expertise with businesses in the Asia Pacific region. BHP Billiton is a member and key supporter of APBCA. |
HIV and AIDS Awareness Training Conducted in the Workplace Greatly Reduces Stigma and Discrimination |
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In March 2008 the ILO released the second edition of Saving lives, Protecting jobs. The report highlights the positive impact workplace HIV and AIDS awareness training has on employees. |
Qantas Hosts Senior Vietnamese Government Delegation Aiming to Involve Business in the National AIDS Response |
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The HIV epidemic is growing rapidly in Vietnam. According to Vietnam's Ministry of Health, more than 100 people are infected with HIV everyday, with injecting drug users the group most at risk. A key aspect of the Vietnamese government's efforts to combat HIV is to support private sector initiatives for workplace HIV prevention education. |
APBCA Case Study: HIV and AIDS Drug Prevention in Indonesia - The Experience of PT Unilever |
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PT Unilever was one of the first companies in Indonesia to respond to HIV in the workplace and community. The company's concern about the rapid spread of HIV in Jakarta prompted the establishment of its HIV workplace and community program. The program has a strong focus on the link between HIV infection and drug use, as a key mode of HIV transmission in Indonesia is the sharing of contaminated drug injecting equipment. In addition to its workplace and community program, PT Unilever demonstrated its long-term commitment to HIV prevention by becoming one of the Indonesian Business Coalition on AIDS founding members. |
AIDS is the leading cause of death and lost work days among Asian workers: Independent Commission on AIDS |
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An independent commission on AIDS has found that AIDS remains the leading cause of death and work days lost among 15-44 year olds in Asia. The findings were released in a report titled "Redefining AIDS in Asia - Crafting an Effective Response" by a commission of nine experts across Asia, led by Dr C. Rangarajan, Chief Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister of India. |
PNG Business Coalition Against HIV and AIDS: First Anniversary Dinner with Ernie Dingo |
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Representatives from PNG's business community celebrated the first anniversary of the establishment of the PNG Business Coalition Against HIV and AIDS. More than two hundred of PNG's business leaders joined Australian actor and media personality Ernie Dingo in Port Moresby, to celebrate the impact that BAHA has made since joining the country's fight against HIV. |
APBCA Wins Future Summit 2007 Award |
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The Future Summit recognised APBCA's contribution to the private sector response to HIV and AIDS at the 2007 "Special Project Awards" ceremony. APBCA was one of fourteen intiatives recognised by the Future Summit, as making a difference in bringing people together, in local, regional, national or international communities. |
World AIDS Day 2007 |
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Employees and workplaces across PNG were encouraged to register to "Wear Red" to commemorate World AIDS Day. PNG's business community enthusiastically joined the event - 200 workplaces in PNG registered their participation, as well as a number of schools, including one in Brisbane, Australia. |
Indonesia's Vice-President Launches the Indonesian Business Coalition on AIDS (IBCA) |
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IBCA was formally launched by the Vice President of Indonesia, Jusuf Kallah on December 2, as the key event to commemorate World AIDS day. The seven founding members of IBCA (Chevron, Unilever, Freeport, BP, Sintessa, Gajah Tunggal and Sinemas) were represented on the main stage and publicly thanked by the Indonesian Vice President. IBCA's founding members have committed US$25, 000 per year for three years. |
PNG Business Coalition Against HIV and AIDS (PNG BAHA): HIV Workplace Training - Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
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On October 9-12, 2007, PNG BAHA conducted its second intensive HIV Workplace Training Workshop for representatives of BAHA's sponsor companies, in Lae. Twenty one employees from companies including Steamships, Courts, Ela Motors and Datec spent four days doing an intensive HIV workplace education and training course, which will enable them to support their companies HIV workplace response. |
Opening of the PNG Business Coalition Against HIV and AIDS office in Lae (2007) |
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The PNG Business Coalition Against HIV and AIDS (BAHA) is expanding its services to the business community in Lae. On the 8th of October, the new BAHA office was opened by the Chair of the Lae's Chambers of Commerce, Mr Alan MacLay, to members of the Lae community. |
Opening of the PNG Business Coalition Against HIV and AIDS office in Lae (2007) |
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The Third Asia Pacific Ministerial Meetings on HIV/AIDS was held on 23 July 2007 in Sydney, Australia. The meeting provided a platform to bringing together business leaders and government representatives to focus on strengthening collaboration between government and business in the fight against HIV/ AIDS. |
International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, Sydney 2007 |
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APBCA was invited to deliver a satellite session at the fourth IAS conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention. IAS conferences provide opportunities for professionals in the field of HIV/AIDS to learn about the latest developments in the areas of basic, clinical and prevention science. |
APBCA Technical Working Group (2007) |
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The Asia Pacific Business Coalition on AIDS endeavours to share best practice in HIV/AIDS workplace programs with its partners and members throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Comprised of experts involved in the delivery of HIV workplace interventions, APBCA's Working Group steer the development of key HIV workplace products and services, and provide advice on country issues impacting on the region's private sector HIV response. |