Sabcoha
Internet Business in Johannesburg

It also showcases other private sector AIDS initiatives like Project Promote, peer educators, BizAIDS, supply chain programmes and the Pan African Business Coalition and informs readers on the government-led South African National Aids Council and National Strategic Plan. The website for the South African Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS (SABCOHA) showcases best practice regarding company HIV workplace programmes and provides new information on ARVS and other AIDS-related treatments.

Having broadened our mandate to include all matters relating to health, but with a focus on workplace health, we aim to use our website as a quality repository of the latest workplace wellness trends and case studies. We encourage you the reader to contribute to the website by sending us information on how you, or the organization you work for has improved the quality of wellness within a workplace. SABCOHA’s strategy has been based upon ten years of experience in systems strengthening, project management, and monitoring and evaluation. In order to measure and monitor more effectively, HIV and wellness information needs to have a central repository where anonymous and unlinked data can be stored. The collection of private sector testing data, at a district, provincial and sector level\. The development of a body of data that is valuable for research purposes. With funding from USAID, and through the University Research Company, SABCOHA has commenced a programme to capacitate small and medium size companies in the eradication of TB from the workplace. We have inserted the latest presentations from breakfasts held in cities around South Africa. It is estimated that there are approximately 150 000 trained peer educators in companies around South Africa as a part of workplace programmes established to assist in the response to HIV and AIDS. While much of their work takes place in the work setting, peer educators are also important resources to their communities where they provide support, advice and information. Given their important role, SABCOHA has identified the need for peer educators to be supported in order for them to contribute effectively and efficiently over the long term. These challenges can only be met through the formation of smart partnerships, that combine different kinds of expertise, experience and networks. Through these combinations, together we can improve efficiency and the impact of health programmes. The challenge to ensure quality healthcare for all citizens of South Africa, lies in finding a balance between a predominantly biomedical approach, where there is a focus is upon treatment, versus the focus upon addressing socio-economic factors such as poverty, lifestyle and human behaviour.