Global Campaign for Microbicides Business and HIV/AIDS, TB & Malaria : June 19-20, 2008 Neeraj...

Global Campaign for Microbicides

Business and HIV/AIDS, TB & Malaria :

June 19-20, 2008

Neeraj Mistry MD, MPH

Overview

Health and Safety momentBusiness and AIDSGBCExamples of Corporate

EngagementWorkplace programs

Health & Safety Moment

Member Companies

The Business Case

Workforce &Productivity

Corporate Social

Responsibility

Consumer & Political

Expectations

Shrinking,

Riskier Markets

CorporateHIV/AIDS, TB & Malaria

initiatives

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• Health of workers and customers• Stability of countries and markets• Brand value• Ability to attract and retain talent• Credibility (“license to operate”)

– With the public sector– With society

Business is motivated by self-interest, social conscience

The Impact on Business:Declining Productivity

and Profits•Increased cost for health care, burials, training and recruitment of replacement employees•Decreased productivity and revenues as a result of absenteeism due to illness or attendance at funerals•Employees in their most industrious years are affected most•As AIDS prevalence rises, GDP falls. •In Sub-Saharan Africa:

•Prevalence of 8% results in GDP decrease of 1%•Prevalence of 10%, results in GDP decrease of over 30%•1/3 of the regions countries have HIV prevalence of 8% •HIV/AIDS is projected to reduce the size of the labor force in 32 African countries by 5–35% by 2020

•HIV/AIDS threatens GDP growth in Brazil, China, India, and Russia.

•China’s GDP growth may decrease by 1% over 10 years •Russia’s GDP growth may decrease by 4% by 2010 and 10% by 2020

AIDS Decimates Economies

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Growth Impact of HIV (1990-97) for 80 developing countries

Source: R. Bonnel (2000) Economic Analysis of HIV/AIDS, ADF2000 Background paper, World Bank. Slide adapted from UNAIDS: “Socio-Economic Impact of HIV/AIDS in Africa,” presented by Anita Alban and Lorna Guiness, ADF 2000.

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• Business skills improve effectiveness of government, NGO, and local initiatives

• Business has direct access to millions • Business provides outreach mechanisms

– Employees– Customers– Suppliers– Distribution chains

• Business relationships help clear hurdles• Business is willing to invest• Shell - Nigeria

Business know-how, access makes critical difference

GBC

• 220 companies working to maximize their impact in the fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria

• GBC’s four main goals facilitate its mission to harness the power of the global business community to end the HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria epidemics:

• Increase the number and diversity of companies committed to fighting global epidemics

• Increase business action against HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria, and improve the quality and reach of company and community programs

• Enhance and facilitate the use of companies' core competencies and products in the fight against HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria

• Use business power to advocate for HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria issues and lead the epidemic’s response

Business in Action

• Workplace

• Community

• Core Competency

• Co-Investment

• Advocacy & Leadership

• Innovation

…in the Workplace

• In 2003, VWSA worked with GTZ to develop an integrated HIV/AIDS workplace program

• The 2 main components are prevention of HIV and treatment with ARVs

• The program has been extended to the families of employees

• Two years into the program, VWSA has launched a program performance evaluation in order to assess impact

…in the Community

• Developed local labs for HIV monitoring and research

• Created a training curriculum and exchange program for African nurses and doctors

• Hosts community programs to address AIDS orphans, home care, and counseling

•Joined with 4 other pharmaceutical companies and UNAIDS on a treatment access initiative

…with its Core Competency

All the profits from the Viva

Glam Line goes to AIDS research - over $50 million

to date

…Co-Investment

• Co-Investment / Private-Public Partnerships

- Brings together various sectors with unique and complementary resources

- Four pilot projects: -Nigeria (2)-Kenya-South Africa

- $1.4 million investment by PEPFAR- “Making Co-Investment a Reality”

produced with GTZ

Development Goals

Private Sector Goals

PPP

Through Virgin Unite, Richard Branson has used his celebrity status to inspire action by Virgin employees,

consumers, and other business leaders.

…through Advocacy &Leadership

Getty Images uses the undeniable power of imagery to put a human face on HIV/AIDS. It provides its

photographs - taken in the hardest-hit regions of the world - to organizations and companies.

.…through Innovation

The GBC Response

What we do & how we do it:

Global Trends in Business Action

• Workplace-Community Continuum

• Collective actions – PPPs, B2B (GBC Impact Initiatives)

• Integrated responses – AIDS, TB, Malaria

• Competition/Collaboration with other global issues – climate, sustainable development, health systems strengthening…

• Increasing Donor Community interest

• Gender Training and Programs

• Cause-related Marketing – (Product)RED

• Cash Contributions – Global Fund Corporate Champions

Thank You!

Questions and

Discussion

nmistry@gbcimpact.org

mistry.neeraj@gmail.com