BRAZILIAN BUSINESS COUNCIL ON HIV-AIDS PREVENTION

BRAZILIAN BUSINESS COUNCIL ON HIV-AIDS PREVENTION

Created in October, 08 1998

by Brazilian Health Ministry

Objective:

STD/AIDS prevention at workplaces by increasing

the participation of the social agents from privatete

areas at conception, implantation and spreading of

prevention policies and programs and by assisting

STD/HIV/AIDS people.

It is a group of big/medium sized

private companies acting in the

wide country driven by an

Executive Committee.

What is it?

COMPOSITION: ABIFARMA - AÇOS VILLARES

SIDENOR - AVON - BRADESCO - CNC-SESC/DN -

EDITORA ABRIL - ELLUS - FBH - GESSY LEVER -

GLOBO - GM - GRUPO SEVERIANO RIBEIRO - MTV -

NATURA - NESTLÉ - PHILIPS - SESI/DN – SBT -

TELEPAR - UNIBANCO - VARIG - VOLKSWAGEN DO

BRASIL - MINISTÉRIO DA SAÚDE (CN-DST/AIDS).

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRESIDENCY:

1999 / 2000 - NESTLÉ   

2001 / 2002 - VOLKSWAGEN DO BRASIL

BRAZILIAN BUSINESS COUNCIL ON HIV-AIDS PREVENTION

To share the experiences about well-succeeded actions concerning the HIV/AIDSHIV/AIDS epidemic control at the Companies.

To spread projects and studies in response to the epidemic at the companies, inside and outside the workplaces.

To stimulate other companies, concerning the implementation of Prevention Programs targeting:

Employees Employees’ families Clients and Providers Comunity

Mission

MAKING THE PARTNERSHIP REAL:

• Governnment – Policy (definition and coordination)

• Companies – Actions (spreading and implementation)

PROVIDING:

• Convergence / Focus

RESULTING:

• Greater range and effectiveness of actions

Objectives

1st Common ActionFamily Book - 1999

Themes: STD, AIDS and Syphilis

Themes: STD, AIDS and Syphilis

Contact with other companies, spreading the Council actions and offering help for implementation of prevention programs;

Coordination Establishment: Strategical Planning, Communication and Marketing, Legal Affairs, Financial and Documentation;

Creation of a “Databank” containing developed materials, to be used in the implementation of programs by other companies.

Acomplishments 2001

Participation at UNAIDS TG

Valentine’s Day Action (Abril Theater, Newstands and Cinema Theater Group Severiano Ribeiro)

UN – General Assembly

Reception - Caribean Delegation

Health Channel Recording

December 1st Action (Plays all over the country)

Acomplishments 2001

Valentine’s Day Action - 2001

December 1st Action - 2001

Health Ministry Publications

HIV/AIDS - UN

UNITED NATIONS – GENERAL ASSEMBLY

“HIV/AIDS – GLOBAL CRISIS – GLOBAL ACTION”

June, 25 – 27 2001

HIV/AIDS - UNUNITED NATIONS – GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Participation of 189 countries

Brazilian AIDS Program – reknown internationally

Document Elaboration

Balance between prevention and treatment

USA X BRAZIL – Drawing of action at WCO

Global Fund

Outcomes

26th UNGASSon HIV - AIDS

June, 25-27 - New York