History Of Hiv And Aids In The Workplace

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HIV+ Precautions in the Workplace

I am a veterinarian with a HIV+ technician and wondering what my obligations are for keeping the workplace safe for him. He is a very good tech and a healthy HIV+ individual. Are there any workplace standards that I should be aware of for this...

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

What a great question! You really know how to make a volunteer "expert's" day. Your only concern, since you are the employer and not the person's medical provider, is making sure that everyone in the office knows how to respond... Read more »

HIV/AIDS Workplace policy in the NGO context

I am doing research on HIV/AIDS in the workplace. Specifically I am trying to identify if any NGOs... Read more »

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impact of HIV AIDS in the workplace

What are the impacts of HIV AIDS in the workplace... Read more »

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Ethiopia's Workplace HIV/AIDS Policy Aims to Help Employers, Employees Nationwide

Ethiopia's new HIV/AIDS workplace policy, instituted in January by the government in cooperation with the country's main employees' and employers' associations, "is expected to protect job seekers from mandatory HIV tests, while facilitating... Read more »

Ethiopia Launches HIV/AIDS Workplace Policy

Ethiopia recently launched a policy that provides a framework for addressing HIV/AIDS in the workplace, the Daily Monitor/AllAfrica.com reports. According to the Monitor/AllAfrica.com, the policy was developed during a three-year project, called... Read more »

HIV/AIDS Discrimination in Workplace Widespread in Vietnam, ILO Study Says

HIV/AIDS discrimination in the workplace is widespread in Vietnam, causing some HIV-positive employees to be ostracized by colleagues and other individuals to be fired or refused jobs, according to a study by the International Labour Organization ,... Read more »

Businesses "Need to Act Now" to Prevent Spread of HIV/AIDS in Russian Workplaces, Opinion Piece Says

The "potential threat" that HIV/AIDS "poses to the strength of the private sector" in Russia is "not as high on the corporate agenda" as it "should be," Daniel Kashnitsky -- an associate at Transatlantic Partners Against AIDS and the Global... Read more »

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Workplace issues and HIV/AIDS

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Check out this link for workplace issues with HIV/AIDS. It is very thorough. Read more »

Legal/Policy Specialist HIV/AIDS in the workplace

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The International Health Group is seeking a qualified candidate to serve as a Policy/Legal Specialist on an HIV/AIDS in the Workplace program. The position will involve technical oversight of up to ten overseas projects in collaboration... Read more »

Symptoms vs. testing history - what should I do?

Posted by Tryin2BRational, 3 Replies

I am trying desperately to find some closure to an ongoing concern Ive had about possibly acquiring HIV. I would appreciate your advice.

In early March 2006, I had an unprotected sexual encounter with a woman whom I met in a bar. We engaged in both... Read more »

my history..

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

am back again, want to write abit abt me and how i possibly got hiv.am not even sure where to start but i last went for a test in july 2004, and that was negative.since then i haven't had unprotected sex, except with my ex boyfriend, who i was... Read more »

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