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Lanka Business Coalition on HIV and AIDS

Minister of Labour Relations and Manpower Athauda Seneviratne will address the second annual general assembly of the Lanka Business Coalition on HIV and AIDS at the Hilton Colombo on July 23.

To date over 60 multinationals/large local corporates and SMEs have aligned themselves to this Business Coalition who are committed to bringing together the Government, the business community and civil society in the national response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

The CEOs and Heads of Businesses of all member companies will be in attendance. Dr Ramnik Ahuja, Advisor (Health) with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will be the speaker.

The Coalition will also mark the occasion by launching the official website for the Lanka Business Coalition on HIV and AIDS.

In Sri Lanka, the Coalition works with its partners to ensure that each of the member organizations will have an HIV/AIDS Workplace Policy in place, as well as provide ongoing tailored HIV/AIDS awareness training through a pool of professional trainers at no cost to the organizations; setting up trainer skills and facilities in each of the member organizations.

In the long term the Coalition plans to identify vulnerable subgroups in areas that are often difficult to access, and encourage businesses working in those areas to join the coalition and thereby raise awareness through the shared learning and skills of the existing members.

Spearheaded by the Standard Chartered Bank the Business Coalition emerged as a result of the eighth International Congress on AIDS in the Asia Pacific (ICCAP) that was held in Sri Lanka in August 2007. The Lanka Business Coalition on HIV and AIDS is a member of the Asia Pacific Business Coalition on AIDS.

The Coalition also strives to drive Sri Lanka’s business sector to implement much needed HIV Work Place Policies throughout their organizations. The policy would provide a framework for action to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS, avoid stigma towards those living with the disease and manage its impact on the labour force.

The Coalition provides awareness training sessions and customized policy development services at no cost to the organizations. It also provides a platform for centers of expertise, resources and material to be shared.

 

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