Employers’ responses to the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa: Revisiting the evidence

Deane, Kevin; Stevano, Sara; Johnston, Deborah

Abstract

© The Authors 2018. Development Policy Review © 2018 Overseas Development Institute 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.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 27, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Apr 2, 2018
• Publication Date: Mar 1, 2019
• Deposit Date: Apr 4, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 3, 2020
• Journal: Development Policy Review
• Print ISSN: 0950-6764
• Electronic ISSN: 1467-7679
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 37
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 245-259
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.12380
• Keywords: HIV, employment, workplace programmes, discrimination, private sector
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/873664
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.12380
• Additional Information: Additional Information : This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: [Deane, K., Stevano, S. and Johnston, D. (2018) Employers' responses to the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa: Revisiting the evidence. Development Policy Review. ISSN 0950-6764], which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.12380. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.
• Contract Date: Apr 5, 2018