EBCA

1. EBCA

2. IV CORPORATE AFRICA BUSINESS COALITION PARTNERSHIPS FOR PREVENTION &CARE AFRICA HEALTH CONFRENCE April 9, 2011 Addis Ababa/Ethiopia TadesseTekallign Ethiopian Business Coalition Against HIV/AIDS,TB and Malaria

3. Business Coalition working in the prevention of HIV/AIDS,TB and malaria

4. OUT LINE • Introduction • Basic Facts • HIV/AIDS,TB and Malaria at workplace • HIV/AIDS has impacts on Business • HIV/AIDS & its cost • Business & HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia

5. Out… • Engaging Business & assessment • Workplace HIV/AIDS response • National Business Coalition(EBCA) Role of EBCA • Recent high light of our work Future of EBCA • Key challenges • They way forward

6. Introduction • TheHIV/AIDS epidemic is now a global crisis, and constitutes one of the most formidable challenges to development & social progress • HIV/AIDS is a major threat to the world of work • It is affecting the most productive segment of labour force and imposing huge costs on enterprises in all sectors.

7. Basic Facts • Global Summary • Number of people living with the virus-33.3 million(31.4milion-35.3) • People newly infected with HIV 2.6 million(2.3 million - 2.9 million) • AIDS death – 1.8 Million(1.6 million-2.1) • Ethiopian Summary • Number of people living with the virus – 1.1 million • People newly infected with HIV – 128,922 • AIDS death- 134,124 • HIV/AIDS prevalence-2.3% • HIV prevalence in Urban – 7.7% in Rural 0.9% • New TB cases 314,267

8. HIV/AIDS,TB , Malaria and Workplace • In the early years of the AIDS little thought was given to the IMPACT Of HIV/AIDS on businesses • The work place was not seen as a major venue for interventions. • Interventions overlooked the problem of HIV/AIDS in the private sector or the sector deny the impact of the problem. • As the impact of HIV on businesses becomes more visible, business leaders are increasingly seeing the problems

9. Cont.. • Threatening the livelihoods of Workers and employers • Undermining employment rights and benefits, • Ever increasing cost of doing business; costs related to social gatherings, recruitment, training and medical and health related expenses, • Workers are exposed to the risk of being infected at work place, for example in the health services and others.

10. HIV has impacts on business • It affects labor and productivity, • Over 90% of people with HIV are adults • Reduce the supply of labor and income… • Between 25-30% of the labor force in Ethiopia have HIV • Decline 12% of the working force /2020 • Increasing labor costs…reduce skill…

14. HIV/AIDS and its costFROM “putting HIV/AIDS” . A study in Kenya in 1995 came to the conclusion that over the period of the next 20 years the gross domestic product(GDP) will be 14.5 smaller than it other wise would have been had Aids never occurred, per capital income will decrease by 10% and the country’s macro economy will decrease as more money is spent on the health care.

15. Cost… • Uganda Railways has lost about 5600 employees to Aids and has a labour turnover rate of 15% annually. The medical and funeral expenses of another Ugandan company doubled in one year. • By the year 2000 one third of the deaths among the work population was from Aids. • A study in South Africa projects that total costs of employee benefits will rise from 7%-19 b/n 1995 and 2005 because of Aids.

16. Cost… • Nearly 10,000 men and women in sub-Saharan Africa are becoming infected everyday. While they may work productively for a decade or more, most will die before they reach retirement age. • . An average of 15 years of working life will be lost per employee due to Aids according to ILO estimates.

17. Cost… • Thailand: The loss is $80,000 annually. Where as a prevention program would cost US$11,500. • Botswana Business Coalition on AIDS calculated that AIDS-related costs will soar from under 1% of the wage bill to 5% in six year’ time. • In Ethiopia 1991-2001US 234m (ILO)

18. They see Aids not only as causes of illness but also it increases the cost of doing

19. Businesses & HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia • EEF(2003) • - On the Impact of HIV/AIDS in the workplace questionnaires were prepared & distributed to 700 different private and public organizations in 12 major town(Addis Ababa, Assosa, Hawasa, Baherdar, Diredawa, Dubti, GambelaHarar, Jima, Nazreth and Mekele. • - Out of the 700 distributed questionnaires, 517 which is 73.9, were returned with responses, 183 questioners were unanswered or unreturned

20. Eth… • The result of the survey showed that there were 447 workers(male 309, female 138 living with HIV/AIDS. • The majority were found to be in Addis Ababa followed by Diredawa and Bahirdar • The number of dead people as a result of HIV/AIDS was 517 male and 287 female the majority being is Addis Ababa, Bahirdar and Hawassa.

21. Eth.. • 11.4% indicated that due to HIV/AIDS they are facing shortages of skilled manpower. • 24.8% stated that productivity decreased. • 26.5% increase absenteeism. • 4.4% increase medical expense. • 1.8% increase in work load.

22. National Business CoalitionEBCA • A collaborative (membership-based) national business coalition. Created in May 2004, Registered by MoJ & reregistered in the new Law in February 2010 . • Has mobilized over 120 businesses reaching more than 60,000 employees and over 180,000 family members. • Institutional capacity includes the General Assembly, the secretariat, a network of business champions, companies and partners. • Founding Member of Pan-African Business Coalition and national focal point. • Partners include Action AID FHAPCO, ARCAN, GTZ ECBP, WBI, UNAIDS, business associations, DKT, NGOs.

23. KEY OBJECTIVES • Information sharing – we offer businesses ways to exchange their experiences and expertise. • Community leadership – through partnerships within the business community and with government, civil society and the development community, we engage the community in leadership activities on HIV/AIDS and social responsibility issues. • Technical support – we provide guidance and practical training and workshops to businesses on the organization of HIV/AIDS workplace program items. • Business assessment – we provide reports and tools to assist companies to assess and understand their HIV/AIDS situation.

24. Role of EBCA in national & regional response • Mobilize the private sector HIV/AIDS, TB & Malaria response through focusing on leadership mainstreaming and forming strategic partnership and alliance for service delivery. • Participate in National response on the three diseases Due to these we Are a member of NPF, NRB & NAC at Federal level Are a member of Addis Ababa NAC partner at regional Are a member of PABC & partner GBC

25. EBCA’s assessment on HIV/AIDS • An Assessments was done in 2005 on 120 companies. • 68% to public, 32% to private companies distributed questioners • 60% willing to provide budget • 20% reported that they observed HIV/AIDS impacts • 10% reported they observed nothing • 10% not respond

26. Recent Highlights of 0ur work • 10 of the most powerful local businesses associations & Construction trade union signed MOUs with the EBCA to join forces against the disease. • An annual exhibition and award ceremony held & awarded six companies for HIV/AIDS best practice and showcased 30 companies’ HIV/AIDS activities. • A handbook on managing HIV/AIDS programs in companies has been developed to assist companies to plan and organize their HIV/AIDS programs. . • 26 companies are participated the pilot phase of the Rapid Results Initiative and implemented HIV/AIDS results in Ethiopian companies in 100 days.

27. Future • Building more capacity for rapid results project. • Engaging more companies in EBCA’s leadership and program implementation. • Private-Public Partnership on HIV/AIDS prevention. • Focusing on “hot spots” and emerging sectors such as the horticulture industry, construction and Agricultural area to reach the MARP. • Programs tailored for SMEs. • Becoming Member of the GF-CCM.(now observer) • Enhance the business response in the regions by establishing regional forums. • Strengthen partnerships with all stakeholders on HIV/AIDS, TB & Malaria services.

28. Taken from” Putting HIV/AIDS as Business Agenda “ . Companies that take a leadership role—lending their name and resources—in battling AIDS at the workplace and in their communities are rewarded with a positive public image. . Employees are valuable company assets and should be protected. A Kenyan company manager said: “If you lose someone you’ve trained for twenty years, that’s a great loss. Condoms and AIDS education cost is peanuts.”

29. Key challenges • EBCA is a new organization with limited resources for office and company support. • Outreach is key, but requires long hours and travel • Companies may not see HIV/AIDS is real business issue. • Delays in company response • Luck of coordination among organization Working with business on HIV/AIDS

30. The way for ward • We have to united together to save the generation our Business friends families and colleagues orphans to grow and be productive You, me and everyone as leaders can Play a role in changing the way respond to the problem.

31. “All sectors and all spheres of society have to be involved as equal partners. We have to join hands to develop programs and share information and research that will halt the spread of this disease and help develop support networks for those” Nelson Mandela

32. “UNITED TO GETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFRENCE.” • “THE INVOLVMENT AND COMMITMENT OF BUSINESS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS IS A WIN-WIN GAME.”

33. THANK YOU