Business & HIV/AIDS in Singapore

Read all about the second Singapore Business Forum on HIV/AIDS Management in the Workplace, to be hold on Friday November 22 in the Singapore International Convention Centre. Go to: www./singapore

The Asian Business Coalition on AIDS (ABC on AIDS) is a public-private partnership aiming to expand and improve the business response to HIV/AIDS in the region. The coalition links together public & civil organizations and businesses in 11 countries in Asia.

Partnering countries include: Thailand, Nepal, Cambodia, Indonesia, India, Myanmar, Singapore, Bangladesh, Philippines, Malaysia and Vietnam.

Our objective is to minimize the negative impact of HIV/AIDS in Asia through engagement of business in the fight against AIDS. By educating workforces and providing medical care and support services to HIV-positive staff, the private sector is able to protect its business interests while adding effectiveness to stop the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

New on this site

The goal of this website is to provide business managers and managers working in the field of public health with all necessary information to effectively manage HIV/AIDS in workplace settings.

NEW: updated directory of HIV/AIDS organizations in Asia and new case studies.

Please visit our new section on case studies. Here you can download compact cases on workplace HIV/AIDS prevention and intervention programs from companies such as NIKE in Thailand and Tata Tea in India.

These case studies have been developed by the Global Health Initiative (GHI) of the World Economic Forum (WEF). To visit GHI's website, go to:

Link GHI: www.weforum.org/globalhealth

For more case studies, please visit the GHI case study page at:

Link GHI cases: www.weforum.org/globalhealth/cases

How it began

Since the rise of the AIDS epidemic in Asia, the need for a multisectoral response has become eminent as this region lacks adequate public resources to effectively control the disease.

Businesses - possessing management know-how, marketing skills, creativity, efficient organizational structures and access to communities - find themselves in an unique position to play a vital role in response to AIDS.

By developing workplace prevention programs, non-discriminatory policies, partnerships with the public sector and community activities, businesses are able to stop the socio-economic depletion of resources as a result of the epidemic.

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