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HIV & AIDS IN THE

WORKPLACE
By Mr. William Migoya,
OSH Practitioner.0111761260.
https://youtu.be/4Qn5hvLZj3Q
INTRODUCTION
• The HIV and AIDS pandemic has become a national crisis and
constitutes one of the most formidable challenges threatening
development and socio-economic progress.
• HIV and AIDS has caused a big blow to the economy, since the
most affected are between ages of 15-50, which constitutes a bulk
of the productive workforce.
• The government’s succession plan is affected because those who
succumb are usually the young who are expected to take over the
mantle from those retiring. Similarly, older and experienced officers
are affected by the pandemic.
• This pandemic was declared a national disaster in 1999. The
government put in place a national policy, defined an institutional
framework and intensified intervention measures for the prevention,
management, control and mitigation of HIV and AIDS impact.
NB: The Public Sector Workplace Policy on HIV and AIDS was
established to guide public sector response to the pandemic
DEFINITION OF TERMS
• Affected: A person who is feeling the impact of HIV and AIDS
through sickness or loss of relatives, friends or colleagues
• AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
• Comprehensive Care Clinic: A clinic offering a range of services
to HIV positive persons including, clinical treatment, physical,
nutritional and psychosocial support.
• HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus: a virus that weakens the
body’s immune system causing AIDS.
• HIV Screening: A medical test to determine a person’s sero-status.
• Infected: A person who is living with the HIV virus.
• Support: Services and assistance that are provided to help a person
cope with difficult situations and challenges brought about by HIV
and AIDS.
• Workplace Programme: An intervention to address HIV and
AIDS specific issue within the workplace.
MODE OF TRANSMISSION
• The following are the established mode of transmission of the
HIV virus:
a. Engaging in unprotected sexual intercourse with an infected
partner
b. Sharing of contaminated objects such as syringes
c. Infected mother to child transmission
d. Through contaminated blood transfusion

Steps of development from HIV to AIDS


1. Point of infection
2. Window period
3. Asymptomatic phase
4. Symptomatic phase
5. Clinical illnesses
6. AIDS
GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF HIV AND AIDS
POLICY
1. Recognition of HIV and AIDS as a workplace issue
2. Non-Discrimination
3. Gender Equality
4. Safety and Healthy Work Environment
5. Social Dialogue
6. Screening for purpose of Employment
7. Confidentiality
8. Continuation of Employment Relationship
9. Prevention
10. Care and Support
11. Management Responsibility
12. Partnership
13. Fair Labour Practices
14. Workplace Ethics
15. Greater involvement of People Living with HIV and AIDS
WHY HIV AND AIDS AT THE
WORKPLACE
• The following are reasons for addressing HIV and AIDS
at the workplace:
a. Identify risk of workers contracting HIV in some
nature of work
b. Provide an opportunity to educate workers on
prevention
c. Provide care and support to infected and affected
workers
d. To prevent risks posed by HIV to the organization
e. To prevent loss of life and productivity
Economic Impact on Individual
 Increase in absenteeism
 Demoralization
 Claims of life insurance
 Tension among fellow employees
 Increase usage of company’s medical care
 Decline in work performance
Economic Impact on the company
 Productivity declines
 Increase in labour cost
 Increase in medical insurance premiums
 Loss of knowledge and experience
 Accident costs
 Time and resources spent by the management
MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AT
THE WORKPLACE
a. Establish a workplace policy
b. Set up a steering committee on HIV and AIDS
c. Information, education and communication
d. Risk reduction and management
e. Promotion of attitude and behaviour change
f. Support for confidential voluntary HIV counseling and
testing
g. Partnership with other stakeholders
h. Reduction of vulnerability of some groups of workers
QUESTIONS

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