TITLE:
WOULD OPEN DISCUSIONS ABOUT HIV/AIDS AT MTN STIMULATE HIV/AIDS AWARENESS AND WHAT EFFECT WOULD IT HAVE ON THE STAFF?
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary………………………………….Page 4
Introduction ………………………………………………………Page 7
Execution Plan………………………………………………...Page 9
Research Methodology………………………………Page 11
Analysis of the data………………………………….Page 14
Generation and Assessment of alternatives………….Page 17
Implementation…………………………………………………Page 19
Reflection……………………………………………Page 21
Notes…………………………………………………Page 22
Biography……………………………………………Page 24
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This study examines HIV/AIDS workplace programme activities at MTN Uganda. The key actors in this programme are interviewed to ascertain their role in re-energizing the rather inexistent programme.
AIDS is a workplace issue because it affects workers and the families, enterprises and communities which depend on them. At the same time, the workplace has a vital role to play in the wider struggle to control the epidemic. No company is self-sufficient, nor is it isolated from its environment. For survival, businesses depend on the type of relationships they establish with the larger system of which they are part (Scott 1998:21). Workplace programmes support prevention, expand access to care and treatment, and promote non-discrimination. Consequently, employee wellness programs are receiving increasing attention.
Every company should have a workplace policy on HIV/AIDS. Such a policy serves as a framework for the company’s efforts and makes sure that staff and management share a common understanding of the company’s commitment and strategy to fight HIV/AIDS.
Whereas these programmes do exist at MTN, and staff appreciate the need and impact of these, there is no day-to-day visibility of commitment; HIV/AIDS prevention activities or related messages are occasional only visible towards the World Aids Day or as part of the induction of new employees.
Data has been...