Gust D; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 1998; 12: 176-7 (abstract no. 13453).
Occupational Safety & Health Center, Diliman, Q.C., Philippines.
ISSUE: Early efforts of some government and non-government organizations on STD/HIV/AIDS prevention had been seen in certain enterprises and in pre-daparture seminars given by both government and private companies to Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). Yet, majority of implementors have voiced out the seeming lack of sustainability in their efforts. PROJECT: In 1997, the European Union and implementors of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) embarked on a joint project to address the issues confronting quality implementation. In September 1997 after preparatory consultations, a landmark achievement was effected by the DOLE together with workers and employers when a national comprehensive policy on STD/HIV/AIDS was signed by representatives from these sectors. A National Action Plan has been put in place to bolster the program and as well as capability building through integration of training and information dissemination to existing programs of DOLE, for example in labor education, in predeparture seminars, giving with enterprise management skills to HIV positive persons. In addition, workers, personnel managers and employees together with their respective occupational health doctors and nurses are integrating the topic to their on going programs.
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- European Union
- HIV Infections
- HIV Seropositivity
- Health Planning
- Organizations
- Public Policy
- United States
- Workplace
- education
Other ID:
UI: 102227838
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