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Globally
40.3 million People Living with HIV/AIDS at the end of 2005 (nearly
50% women). 8.3
million infections in Asia. 5.1
million in India at the end of 2005. High prevalence in six
states. 90 % of the reported infections from the most productive age group
of 15-49 years. India has 0.8
% prevalence among adult population. A mere. 1 % increase in
prevalence rate amounts to 500,000
new infections in India.
Out
of global 40.3 million people
estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS, 26 million are workers.
Workers
are dying because of HIV/AIDS.
By
2000, 13 million
labour force participants died of AIDS.
17
African countries projected to lose more than 10% workforce
by 2010, and 19 countries
by 2015
Workers
losing capacity to work
0.5
million PLWHA world wide were unable to work in 1995. This
will rise to 2 million
by 2005; and 4 million
by 2015, if access to treatment is not ensured.
ILO
collaborated with MDACS for Workplace Intervention Program (WIP)
In August 2002.
The
program was started with following objectives:
Objective I: To institutionalise Workplace HIV/AIDS programme in all
selected Public & Private Sector enterprises in Mumbai.
Objective II: To
create Master Trainers/Peer Educators through Training of Trainers
program
Objective III: To
assist in forming a nodal committee and provide teahnical support
for formation of HIV/AIDS Workplace Policy.
Objective IV : To
develop and support interventions for the informal sector i.e
truck drivers, migrant workers and construction labours through
NGOs & Unions
Objective V: To
provide Technical support in the form of IEC, Resource Person
and training of Doctors for ART & Other Updates.
Objective VI :
a system of programme
management and documentation
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Achievements
:
- Program
institutionalized in no.of Public sectors like MMC,
BEST, Mumbai Police and RBI for employees and family
members.
- Totally
950 Master Trainers & Peer Educators trained
- A
Nodal committee and HIV/AIDS Workplace Policy developed
in MMC, BEST, Mumbai Police and RBI.
- Research
studies like KABP conducted for the first time for construction
workers and a unique study for Jail Employees and prison
inmates has been undertaken.
- A
survey initiated at the J.J. ART Center to study the
Effectiveness of Antiretroviral Treatment in improving
Health and Productivity of People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLHA).
- A
VCCTC with DOTS center started at Nagpada Police
Hospital.
- Develop
and strengthen referral linkages with the existing
services like VCCTC, PPTCT, CCC, DIC, STI / RTI etc.
- Developed
IEC in local language i.e. Marathi & HIV/AIDS
syllabus for the Police and Seafarers Recruits.
- Sensitized
a number of Public Sector for social responsibility
towards the society like BEST – every year paints
HIV/AIDS educated slogans on their buses and has also
agreed to print same on their electricity bills and bus
shelters.
- Advocacy
which has led to ensure political commitment like
HIV/AIDS Workplace Policy was released by the Hon. Home
Minister and had also announced on the same day a budget
for free ART to be given to Mumbai Police employees.
- Currently
we have collaborated with Western Railway, Central Railway
, Crompton Greaves, ICICI one Source.
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