HIV and AIDS in the workplace affects aid and development work
07:03, 27 May 2009
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INTRAC's latest newsletter, ONTRAC Issue 42, looks at HIV and AIDS in the workplace, and reviews how organizations can respond to the personal and organizational impacts of HIV and AIDS. Articles from the varied perspectives of international NGOs, African consultants, practitioners working in low prevalence countries, and personal testimonies, shed light on how and why organizations can respond to the personal and organisational impacts of HIV and AIDS.
Download ONTRAC Issue 42 in PDF.
Almost no one in sub-Saharan Africa has remained untouched by the HIV and AIDS. Most have relatives and friends who are HIV positive or who have died of AIDS. Having staff infected with HIV and affected by AIDS in the extended family decreases productivity. There is increasing absenteeism due to sickness, care of the ill and funerals. Scarce management time is diverted to dealing with HIV/AIDS issues. But when donors and CSOs together acknowledge the threat caused by HIV in the workplace, there are many positive ways forward to build organizational resilience to the disease.
INTRAC (International NGO Training and Research Centre) is a non-profit organization based in the United Kingdom and working in the international development and relief sector. INTRAC supports NGOs and CSOs around the world by helping to explore policy issues, and by strengthening management and organizational effectiveness.
