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Effective HIV/AIDS Workplace Program: Principles, Elements, and Achievements

This document outlines the essential elements and principles of an effective HIV/AIDS workplace program. It emphasizes human resource management responsibilities, prevention strategies, health care management, community outreach, and monitoring and evaluation. Key achievements include training 930 employees, developing training manuals, and fostering strategic partnerships to extend HIV/AIDS initiatives into communities. The report also discusses challenges faced, lessons learned on behavior change and inclusivity, and recommendations for strengthening the multisectoral approach and enhancing program ownership.

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Effective HIV/AIDS Workplace Program: Principles, Elements, and Achievements

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  1. PRINCIPLES & ELEMENTS OF HIV/AIDS WORKPLACE PROGRAMME JONES SIKIRA ABCT

  2. HR MNGT PREVENTION ELEMENTS HC MNGT M & E CM OTRCH ABCT

  3. Elements of HIV/AIDS WPP 1. Human resource management • Responsibility for programme and activities (HIV Coordinator, HIV Committee) • HIV/AIDS policy (confidentiality, non-discrimination) • Guidelines for management and workers • HIV/AIDS budget • HIV/AIDS trainings for HIV committee, peer educators, new employees ABCT

  4. Elements… 2. Prevention • Information and education activities • Distribution of information materials and condoms • Peer education • Campaigns ABCT

  5. Elements… 3. Health care management • Counselling on HIV/AIDS and testing (VCT) • Medical insurance/reimbursement • Provision of anti-retroviral treatment (ART) • Treatment for opportunistic infections (OI) • Prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STI) ABCT

  6. Elements… 4. Community outreach • Activities for families and communities • Inclusion of family members in company or institution services • Sponsoring at community level ABCT

  7. Elements. 5. Monitoring and evaluation • Monitoring instruments like forms • On going support for HIV committee and peer educators • Regular written reports ABCT

  8. ACHIEVEMENTS • Trained total of 930 employees: (Peer educators & coordinators. (Basic knowledge & Refresher courses. -In partnership with TGPSH conducted trainings to 4 Ministries (ppp) - Education, Justice, Health, Water, Energy&Minerals. - Trained Public Service Commission Institute (Magogoni) -14 instructors trained in TOT. Now are doing the rest of Ministries as way of sustainability. ABCT

  9. ACHIEVEMENTS • Developed own training manuals: -Coordinators manual -Peer education handbook - Story telling, 10 Minute talk. -Tool kit - Generic work place policy ABCT

  10. ACHIEVEMENTS • Developed Strategic Partnerships: - TCCIA (Chamber of Commerce)- Growing membership into regions through Chamber net work now in3 regions Will add 3 more to make 6 regions. -Tea Project with support from GTZ 4 member companies supported to extend HIVand AIDS into surrounding communities-reaching 180,000 people. (PPP) • Champion Project Partnership.-Engender Health • -Membership to PABC(Panafrican Business coalition TZ Chair. ABCT

  11. ACHIEVEMENTS • Membership growth increased from 54 in 2006-68 in 2008 • TNCM Member • Recognized by TACAIDS- ABCT being the main Business partner ABCT

  12. CHALLENGES • Perceived fear of cost by companies. • SME still not well recognized • Difficulties in recruiting new members • Difficulties in CEOs participation ABCT

  13. LESSONS LEARNT • Peer education system is a powerful component in comprehensive WPP • Behavior change is a very slow process, hence short term plans are crucial • HIV/AIDS Multisectoral approach has a big impact in the fight against HIV/AIDS ABCT

  14. LESSONS LEARNT • Regular promotion/sensitization focusing on promoting VCT is an entry point to behavior change, stigma reduction • Being all inclusive Coalition (Unions & employer associations) helps mobilize companies better.- no negotiation on HIV and AIDS. ABCT

  15. RECOMMENDATIONS • To strengthen Multisectoral approach (PPP) • To create sense of programs ownership to beneficiaries by involving them fully from planning to implementation and M&E ABCT

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