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Launched
2022
by malaysian aids foundation
TEAMB
Towards Ending AIDS by Malaysian Businesses
Ending AIDS is everybody’s business and will need collaboration between both the public sector and the private sector in Malaysia.
To achieve this there are needs for effective trainings and awareness programs to businesses on:
HIV testing
Prevention
Treatment and Care
Human rights
To address this concern, Malaysian AIDS Foundation (MAF) driven the formation of Towards Ending HIV & AIDS by Malaysian Businesses (TEAMB) for businesses to come together and mitigate the impact of HIV & AIDS in the workplace and also to create as many safe spaces as possible for employees and professionals living with HIV to thrive and succeed.
TEAMB is supported by the Department of Occupational Safety & Health (DOSH) of Ministry of Human Resources Malaysia and Ministry of Health Malaysia in line with their National Strategic Plan for Ending AIDS 2016 - 2030.
Key Collaborators
Corporate Partners
HIV WORKPLACE POLICY
Many large and small businesses address HIV in their workplace policies and programmes to promote good health – either directly or through general policies and initiatives.
By educating yourself and your employees, you can potentially reduce the financial impact, legal implications, work disruptions and other effects that HIV can have on a business when it is not prepared.
OVERVIEW OF HIV WORKPLACE POLICY
The framework of commitment (work plan) for ACTION to reduce the spread of HIV /AIDS and manage its impact in the workplace.
Should address essential issues, including non-discrimination, fair employment, management commitment, confidentiality, and communication of information and prevention.
Currently, there is no compulsion to have a HIV and AIDS policy at the workplace, but businesses are encouraged to adopt the code of practice by The Department of Occupational Safety & Health Malaysia.
THE BUSINESS BENEFITS OF
HIV/AIDS WORKPLACE POLICY
Implementing the HIV/AIDS workplace policy in your organisation has the following benefits:
Better quality of life for employees with HIV/AIDS
Increase productivity
Increase awareness and knowledge of HIV/AIDS
Reduce stigma and discrimination among key populations
Increase and improve the value of humanity
Add Significant Value to Organisation
In addition, once hired, People Living with HIV can add significant value to an organisation by providing increased understanding of and insight into target markets and audiences.
HIV & AIDS IN MALAYSIA
Under the National Strategic Plan on HIV/AIDS (NSP) 2006-2010, Malaysia has made much progress in HIV prevention, particularly utilising the harm reduction approach which has begun to yield results in reducing the spread of the HIV epidemic. People Living with HIV and in need of treatment are able to access first-line treatment at no cost whilst the second-line regimes are heavily subsidised as well.
The biggest challenge in the management of HIV/AIDS is the shifting trend of the epidemic. Sexual transmission is now the leading cause of HIV in Malaysia (70% of all newly reported cases in 2016), replacing injecting drug use which used to be the main cause of the HIV and AIDS epidemic for more than 30 years. Malaysia currently records 9 new HIV infections per day and 6 of them were caused by sexual transmission.
ENROL WITH US TODAY
Towards Ending AIDS by Malaysian Businesses (TEAMB) is pleased to invite your esteemed company to enrol the TEAMB training courses as per below packages:
By enrolling the courses, you will benefit from:
HIV and AIDS training for your employees
Policy guidelines
Increase awareness and knowledge of HIV/AIDS
Access to professional consultation by MAF and Ministry of Human Resources on the planning and implementation of HIV and AIDS workplace policy
Tax exemption
HRDCorp Claimable
RESOURCES
To learn more, please download the following resources:
HIV101+
HIV Management at The Workplace
10 and/or 11 October 2023
The Gardens Hotel, Mid Valley, KL
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This module outlines the basic facts surrounding HIV and AIDS, looks at policy issues that may need to be addressed when dealing with HIV and AIDS at the workplace and present links to several case studies specific to businesses, with a particular reference to Malaysia.
A Study on Medical Insurance Coverage for People Living with HIV in Selected Multinational Insurance Companies in Malaysia
The Malaysian AIDS Foundation (MAF) through the Malaysian Business Consortium for HIV/AIDS (MBCH) platform has joined efforts with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to carry out comprehensive research on the subject of medical insurance coverage for People Living with HIV (PLHIV). MAF and ILO harbour hope that the study will contribute to initiating dialogue between relevant stakeholders in Malaysia on enhancing access to insurance for PLHIV.
‘Abdullah Salam
Manager, Resource Mobilisation and Team B
T 03 – 4047 4268 / 010 – 620 6030
E lah@maf.org.my
Nik Ahmad
Assisting Officer, Team B
T 03 – 4047 4309 / 019 – 838 6316
E nik@maf.org.my
General Contact
TEAMB Secretariat
T 019-6379498 / 03- 4047 4222
E teamb@maf.org.my
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WELCOME TO TEAMB
Towards Ending AIDS By Malaysian Businesses (TEAMB)
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The Boulevard Shop Office,
Off Jalan Sentul,
51000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
+603 4047 4222