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World Economic Forum's case studies

The Global Health Initiative (GHI) was launched by Kofi Annan at the Annual Meeting 2002 in Davos. The GHI’s mission is to engage businesses in public-private partnerships to tackle HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria and Health Systems. The GHI is the world’s leading independent organisation Effectively Catalysing Public-Private Partnerships in health.

Currently the GHI partners with companies, governments, international organisations and civil society to:

Deliver innovative workplace programmes to tackle HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria across Africa and South and Southeast Asia. Through these programmes, more than 9 million people have access to lif-saving information, prevention, testing and treatment services.
Strengthen the health system in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Support global and regional public-private partnerships. case study and supporting document library provides examples of business programmes that aim to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria on employees and communities.

Click here to access the library of case studies on the World Economic Forum's website:

A number of case studies are summarised here:

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Small businesses

Is it reasonable to expect small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in South Africa to offer HIV/AIDS services to their employees?

As evidence has accumulated of the negative impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on the South African economy, some sectors of society have taken action, while others have not. In the private sector, many large businesses, having recognised the imminent costs of the epidemic and the potential benefits of proactive intervention, are now offering HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment services to employees. The vast majority of small and medium sized businesses, however, are not .. >.