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Employers’ responses to the HIV epidemic in sub‐Saharan Africa: Revisiting the evidence
Author(s) -
Deane Kevin,
Stevano Sara,
Johnston Deborah
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
development policy review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.671
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1467-7679
pISSN - 0950-6764
DOI - 10.1111/dpr.12380
Subject(s) - human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , business , economic growth , health care , labour economics , development economics , economics , medicine , virology
Do employers have a role to play to support people living with HIV ? The literature on sub‐Saharan Africa points to the existence of a positive business case that sees firms as incentivized to provide HIV ‐related services to HIV positive workers However, the evidence is narrow and incomplete, with the business case holding for a limited number of formal sector skilled workers, leaving out most people living with HIV . If employers are to play a role, policy‐makers need to create conducive conditions for positive responses, in addition to—not in replacement of—strengthening public healthcare systems.