Wednesday, May 23, 2012

HIV and AIDS education in the workplace

HIV and AIDS education in the workplace

“The workplace is a key location for HIV/AIDS prevention and care programmes.”

Educating people at work is an important way of providing people with vital prevention information, and can reach people who have previously missed out on HIV and AIDS education. Furthermore, it is estimated that nine out of ten people living with HIV are working. Providing education in the workplace is important for protecting those at work living with HIV, and for helping them to live healthily and stay in work.10

Some occupations carry an increased risk of HIV infection, making HIV and AIDS education in the workplace even more important for preventing the spread of the virus. Health care workers may be at a higher risk of HIV transmission, for example from needles and other medical instruments, while at work. HIV and AIDS education needs to be a priority in such environments, to ensure that healthcare workers take precautions that will protect them from HIV infection.

Some people may be more vulnerable to HIV and AIDS because of the lifestyle of their work. For example, workers who spend time away from home may be more involved in risky sexual behaviour than those who spend the majority of the time at home with their families.

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) works throughout the world on HIV/AIDS policies and programmes in the workplace. The organisation aims to protect against discrimination in labour laws, promote prevention initiatives within the workplace, and supports those living with HIV by ensuring access to social protection, treatment and care.11 However, workplace HIV and AIDS education is not universal and as a result, people are still unaware of the dangers of HIV, and those living with the virus are still subject to HIV related stigma and discrimination at work.

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