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Business taking little action on AIDS - survey

    JOHANNESBURG

    A global survey of business leaders has shown that companies are not very active in combating HIV/AIDS, even though their businesses may be adversely affected by the pandemic.

    The "Business and HIV/AIDS: Who Me?" survey, conducted among 7,800 business leaders in 103 countries, suggests that leaders should provide more accurate information about the threat of HIV/AIDS in order to create a greater incentive for business to act.

    The report said, "Society would undoubtedly benefit significantly if businesses made a greater contribution to tackling the HIV/AIDS epidemic."

    The survey was commissioned by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and UNAIDS, and is available at: http://www.unaids.org/en/default.asp

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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