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

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  • Kevin Deane
  • Sara Stevano
  • Deborah Johnston

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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.

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  • Kevin Deane & Sara Stevano & Deborah Johnston, 2019. "Employers’ responses to the HIV epidemic in sub‐Saharan Africa: Revisiting the evidence," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, vol. 37(2), pages 245-259, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:devpol:v:37:y:2019:i:2:p:245-259
    DOI: 10.1111/dpr.12380
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