1) The document discusses creating a workplace environment with zero tolerance for HIV/AIDS by implementing wellness policies, programs, and resources to support employee health. 2) It provides statistics on the state of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Southern Africa, where the majority of new infections and AIDS-related deaths continue to occur. 3) The goal is to reduce the burden of HIV/AIDS by eliminating stigma, providing treatment and care access, and achieving international targets of zero new infections, discrimination, and AIDS-related deaths.

1. Positively Alive
Getting to Zero
World AIDS DAY
1 December 2011

2. Responsibility for Employee
Wellness
Who is responsible for employee
wellness?
HR practitioners respond?
Wellness Champion?
Wellness Manage?

3. Human Rights Violations in the
Workplace are an Obstacle to
Universal Access
CREATE – AN ENVIRONMENT WITH ZERO INCIDENCE

4. Provide the Means to Getting
to Zero Tollerance
THE FOUNDATION:
Wellness Policy
HIV/AIDS Policy
Health and Safety Policy
Leave Policy, Sick leave and other HR Policies
THE TOOLS:
Wellness Manager
Champions of Wellness Programme
Treatment - HIV/AIDS Management Programme
(Medical Aid)
Employee Assistance Programme
Medical Care / Medical Assessments

5. State of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
At the end of 2010, an estimated 34 million people
[31.6 million–35.2 million] were living with HIV
worldwide, up 17% from 2001.

6. New HIV Infections and AIDS
Related Deaths

7. SOUTH AFRICA – IS AYOBA
Supporting pregnant women
SA Now provides an estimated 95%
of eligible women with antiretrovirals
to prevent new HIV infections among
children, up from 57% coverage in
2007.

8. The Theme for World AIDS Day
2011 is 'Getting to Zero'
After 30 years of the global fight
against HIV/AIDS, this year the
global community has committed to
focusing on achieving 3 targets:
• Zero new HIV infections.
• Zero discrimination.
• Zero AIDS-related deaths.
AIDS-

9. SUB-SHARAN AFRICA,
HIV Prevalence
Remains the region most heavily affected
by HIV.
In 2010, Accounted for 68% of all people
living with HIV, in a region with only 12% of
the global population.
Accounted for 70% of new HIV infections in
2010
South Africa having more people living with
HIV (an estimated 5.6 million) than any
other country in the world

10. SUB-SHARAN AFRICA,
AIDS Deaths
Almost half of the deaths from AIDS-
related illnesses in 2010 occurred in
Southern Africa.
AIDS has claimed at least one million lives
annually in sub-Saharan Africa since 1998.
Since then, however, AIDS-related deaths
have steadily decreased, as free
antiretroviral therapy has become more
widely available in the region.

11. SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.
New Infections
The total number of new HIV
infections in Sub-Saharan Africa has
dropped by more than 26%, down to
1.9 million [1.7 million–2.1 million]
from the estimated 2.6 million [2.4
million–2.8 million] at the height of the
epidemic in 1997.

12. SOUTH AFRICA – IS AYOBA
Refentse Model for Post-Rape Care a multisectoral
approach to post-rape care.
Integrating services in SA reduce delays in
accessing PEP and collecting medical evidence for
legal purposes, improves access to care, the
quality of clinical history and examinations,
provides pregnancy testing and emergency
contraception; STI treatment; HIV counselling and
testing; trauma counselling, and referrals.

13. SOUTH AFRICA – IS AYOBA
South Africa boosts collaborative TB/HIV care -2010
210 000 people with tuberculosis were tested for HIV in
+ 60% were identified as HIV-positive.
60% of 3.9 million people in HIV care, screened for TB,
with 12% given TB preventive therapy.
The HIV counselling and testing campaign (included
tuberculosis screening), 760 000 people with HIV being
screened for TB, of which120 000 were provided with
preventive therapy

14. SA Statistics Released on 29 Dec
2011 for 2010 for SA by Health
Minister
HIV antenatal prevalence 30.2% which is
the same as was in 2005 but is slightly up
from the 29.4% in 2009
HIV prevalence steady at:
• 21.8% for 15 – 24 yr olds
• 37.3% for 25 – 29 yr olds
AYOBA
ARV’s are the biggest contributing factor to
the stability.
SA has reached a period of stability

15. SA Statistics Released on 29
Dec 2011 for 2010 for SA by
Health Minister
Highest regions Umgungungluvu and
Llembe with 42.3%
Lowest region central Karoo 8.5%
1 out of every 3 women visiting antenatal
clinks HIV positive.
Only age group showing increase is
women between 45 -49 yrs of age.
Husband are biggest contributing factor to
the increase in prevalence in the above
category says health minister.

16. Creating an Environment
that is AYOBA
Reducing the burden of HIV/AIDS by providing:
Consistent application of workplace policies with resources
aimed at…
Eliminating stigma and discrimination.
Through an integrated and holistic employee wellness and
assistance programme ... Is
Providing access to TREATMENT / CARE which…
Is reducing the incidence of new infections and achieving
the international goals of …
GETTING TO ZERO
Zero new HIV infections.
Zero discrimination.
Zero AIDS-related deaths
AIDS-

17. Thank you - Questions
BECAUSE GETTING TO ZERO
IS AYOBA