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AIDS Responsibility Project
Friday, September 10, 2010 









Fighting Discrimination Against People with HIV/AIDS Helps the Economy
ARP Executive Director Abner Mason (r) with John J. Danilovich, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, at the US-AmCham Coordination Summit in Sao Paulo, Brazil. ARP made a presentation on the Stigma Reduction Program at the meeting of corporate leaders, and representatives of the U.S. Embassy and U.S. Consulate in Sao Paulo on April 15, 2005
 
AmCham Update
April 18, 2005
 
Fighting HIV/AIDS discrimination in the workplace is not only a question of human rights, but an economic necessity. This was the message delivered from the AIDS Responsibility Project (ARP), a non-profit organization that is launching its Stigma Reduction Program in Brazil. The initiative, financed by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), unites government, NGOs and principally the private sector, and is moving ahead in partnership with the American Chamber of Commerce.

Research conducted by ARP has shown that HIV stigma can cause a series of problems for Brazilian firms, with a drop in productivity, an increase in health care costs and higher labor costs over the long term. The group calculates that 550,000 people in the Brazilian workforce are HIV positive, a number that could rise as economic integration with other countries creates greater economic migration.

The principal objective of the program is to incentivize companies to gain the confidence of HIV-positive workers in order to encourage them to voluntarily disclose their status under strict confidentiality, and to ensure a guarantee of immediate medical treatment. Early treatment for the disease is the most effective and cheapest response for employers, as costs related to the workplace only intensify as the disease progresses, said Kevin Ivers, manager of the program.

ARP's proposal is to transfer skills and expertise to Brazil through technical assistance training for workplace conditions for local partners, and to have them adapt such technical expertise to the culture of the Brazilian workplace. During the three-year program, the project will be financed by the Americans, but intended for long-term sustainability afterward. Brazil is the second country to feature the program, modeled in Mexico beginning in 2004.

Source: AMCHAM UPDATE http://www.amcham.com.br


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