AIDS
MEXICO
| ARP's Abner Mason; U.S. Ambassador H. Douglas Barclay; Carlos Cabas, Bristol Myers Squibb; Mirka Negroni, The Futures Group-PDI; Dr. Jorge Saavedra; Adolfo Franco, Asst. Admin. USAID, Latin America/Caribbean; Mary Kincaid, The Futures Group-PDI |
ARP Honors Saavedra in San Salvador, El Salvador During CONCASIDA
November 12, 2005
At the principal regional gathering of Latin American and Caribbean representatives of national AIDS programs and nongovernmental
activist organizations, the AIDS Responsibility Project honored the leadership of Dr. Jorge Saavedra, director of the National Center for the
Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS in Mexico (CENSIDA), and spotlighted the lead that Mexico has taken on a number of key fronts in the
fight against stigma and discrimination against people with HIV.
November 12, 2005
At the principal regional gathering of Latin American and Caribbean representatives of national AIDS programs and nongovernmental
activist organizations, the AIDS Responsibility Project honored the leadership of Dr. Jorge Saavedra, director of the National Center for the
Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS in Mexico (CENSIDA), and spotlighted the lead that Mexico has taken on a number of key fronts in the
fight against stigma and discrimination against people with HIV.
The ARP-Futures Group event, held in San Salvador on the closing day of the CONCASIDA conference, featured remarks by U.S.
Ambassador H. Douglas Barclay, who praised the advances being made in Latin America on HIV/AIDS.
Adolfo Franco, USAID Assistant Administrator for Latin American and the Caribbean, emphasized the bold leadership that Dr. Saavedra
and the Ministry of Health of Mexico have shown in the fight against stigma and homophobia in Mexico, and the critical contribution this
makes to the fight against AIDS.
November 12, 2005
At the principal regional gathering of Latin American and Caribbean representatives of national AIDS programs and nongovernmental
activist organizations, the AIDS Responsibility Project honored the leadership of Dr. Jorge Saavedra, director of the National Center for the
Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS in Mexico (CENSIDA), and spotlighted the lead that Mexico has taken on a number of key fronts in the
fight against stigma and discrimination against people with HIV.
November 12, 2005
At the principal regional gathering of Latin American and Caribbean representatives of national AIDS programs and nongovernmental
activist organizations, the AIDS Responsibility Project honored the leadership of Dr. Jorge Saavedra, director of the National Center for the
Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS in Mexico (CENSIDA), and spotlighted the lead that Mexico has taken on a number of key fronts in the
fight against stigma and discrimination against people with HIV.
The ARP-Futures Group event, held in San Salvador on the closing day of the CONCASIDA conference, featured remarks by U.S.
Ambassador H. Douglas Barclay, who praised the advances being made in Latin America on HIV/AIDS.
Adolfo Franco, USAID Assistant Administrator for Latin American and the Caribbean, emphasized the bold leadership that Dr. Saavedra
and the Ministry of Health of Mexico have shown in the fight against stigma and homophobia in Mexico, and the critical contribution this
makes to the fight against AIDS.
Dr. Saavedra accepted the ARP Leadership Award and said he shared it with Health Secretary Julio Frenk, all the staff of CENSIDA and the governments civil society partners. He
stressed that their efforts in Mexico against stigma and homophobia "are a fundamental part of public policy in this area, because discrimination based on sexual orientation denies
people their full potential in work, education and in society, in many cases leading to physical violence and the violation of rights."
He also said that an important result of Mexicos efforts are that the mass media in his country are more widely covering HIV/AIDS discrimination and homophobia. He said that "not to
speak of this problem only makes it appear invisible."
Franco also praised the partnership between CENSIDA, ARP and the Futures Group in Mexico which developed and launched the National Business Council on HIV/AIDS (CONAES),
now a catalyst for private sector and business leadership in the fight against discrimination.
"Sometimes, workplace policies do not exist where they are needed, and for that reason CONAES has been created," Franco said, "so that every day more companies are rolling back
discriminatory actions against those who live with HIV/AIDS or for reasons on race, ethnicity or sexual orientation."
Among the guests at the event were U.S. government officials along with representatives of national AIDS programs and NGOs from Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, El Salvador, Costa Rica,
Ecuador and Peru. Also in attendance was Marisela Padron, the director for Latin America and the Caribbean for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
stressed that their efforts in Mexico against stigma and homophobia "are a fundamental part of public policy in this area, because discrimination based on sexual orientation denies
people their full potential in work, education and in society, in many cases leading to physical violence and the violation of rights."
He also said that an important result of Mexicos efforts are that the mass media in his country are more widely covering HIV/AIDS discrimination and homophobia. He said that "not to
speak of this problem only makes it appear invisible."
Franco also praised the partnership between CENSIDA, ARP and the Futures Group in Mexico which developed and launched the National Business Council on HIV/AIDS (CONAES),
now a catalyst for private sector and business leadership in the fight against discrimination.
"Sometimes, workplace policies do not exist where they are needed, and for that reason CONAES has been created," Franco said, "so that every day more companies are rolling back
discriminatory actions against those who live with HIV/AIDS or for reasons on race, ethnicity or sexual orientation."
Among the guests at the event were U.S. government officials along with representatives of national AIDS programs and NGOs from Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, El Salvador, Costa Rica,
Ecuador and Peru. Also in attendance was Marisela Padron, the director for Latin America and the Caribbean for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
| AIDS Responsibility Project cordially invites you to CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY and HIV Leadership Breakfast and Press Conference during the International AIDS Conference in Mexico City Monday, August 4, 2008 8:00am Gran Salón Four Seasons Hotel, México D.F. Paseo de la Reforma 500, Colonia Juárez Keynote Address by Julio Frenk, MD, PhD Executive President, Carso Health Institute With special guests Ambassador Mark Dybul United States Global AIDS Coordinator Emilio Diaz Chairman, AmCham Public Relations and Social Responsibility Committee Business Development Partner Director, Mancera Ernst & Young Jorge Saavedra Director General , Mexico National HIV Program (CENSIDA) John Tedstrom, PhD Executive Director, Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Roberto Tapia Director General, Carso Health Institute Rodger Garner Mission Director, USAID/Mexico Ed Kadunc Executive Director, Pan American Health and Education Foundation "ARP is proud to have led the effort to form the first business councils on HIV/AIDS in Mexico, Jamaica and Guatemala . I hope you will be able to join us for this unique opportunity to honor the men and women who are leading the business response to HIV in Mexico , the Caribbean, and Latin America ." Abner Mason Executive Director AIDS Responsibility Project |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 14, 2008
BUSINESS COMMMUNITY REDUCES HIV STIGMA IN WORKPLACE
MORE THAN HALF A MILLION PEOPLE REACHED
A MODEL FOR THE REGION
LEADERSHIP BREAKFAST
Mexico City, Mexico – Business leaders in Mexico will be honored for their corporate social responsibility policies, which have reduced HIV
stigma and discrimination in the workplace at the beginning of the 2008 International AIDS Conference.
The AIDS Responsibility Project (ARP) a U.S. based AIDS organization, works with business communities in Latin America and the region to
develop vital public private partnerships to implement HIV policies within workplace.
Meet the leaders who have pioneered corporate social responsibility in Latin America, which benefit countless employees and their families.
WHAT: Breakfast with business leaders who have implemented corporate social responsibility policies and supportive
HIV policies for their workforce.
WHO: Dr. Julio Frenk, Executive President, Carso Health Institute
Ambassador Mark Dybul, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator
Mr. Jorge Saavedra, Director General, Mexico National AIDS Program
Mr. Lorenzo Ysasi Martinez, President, National Chamber of Commerce of Mexico City
Mr. Emilio Diaz, AmCham/Mexico: Public Relations and Social Responsibility Committee; Director, Mancera Ernst & Young
Mr. Abner Mason, founder, AIDS Responsibility Project (ARP)
WHEN: Monday, August 4, 2008
8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
WHERE: Four Seasons Hotel, Mexico D.F. (Grand Salon)
Paseo de la Reforma 500
Colonia Juarez
RSVP: Please e-mail attendance to Bryan Pruitt at bpruitt@ambwaves.com.
ARP bridges the gaps between the public and private sectors response to HIV/AIDS. In a unique bi-lateral relationship, ARP was able to
develop a successful business coalition model to reduce stigma and discrimination in the workplace.
July 14, 2008
BUSINESS COMMMUNITY REDUCES HIV STIGMA IN WORKPLACE
MORE THAN HALF A MILLION PEOPLE REACHED
A MODEL FOR THE REGION
LEADERSHIP BREAKFAST
Mexico City, Mexico – Business leaders in Mexico will be honored for their corporate social responsibility policies, which have reduced HIV
stigma and discrimination in the workplace at the beginning of the 2008 International AIDS Conference.
The AIDS Responsibility Project (ARP) a U.S. based AIDS organization, works with business communities in Latin America and the region to
develop vital public private partnerships to implement HIV policies within workplace.
Meet the leaders who have pioneered corporate social responsibility in Latin America, which benefit countless employees and their families.
WHAT: Breakfast with business leaders who have implemented corporate social responsibility policies and supportive
HIV policies for their workforce.
WHO: Dr. Julio Frenk, Executive President, Carso Health Institute
Ambassador Mark Dybul, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator
Mr. Jorge Saavedra, Director General, Mexico National AIDS Program
Mr. Lorenzo Ysasi Martinez, President, National Chamber of Commerce of Mexico City
Mr. Emilio Diaz, AmCham/Mexico: Public Relations and Social Responsibility Committee; Director, Mancera Ernst & Young
Mr. Abner Mason, founder, AIDS Responsibility Project (ARP)
WHEN: Monday, August 4, 2008
8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
WHERE: Four Seasons Hotel, Mexico D.F. (Grand Salon)
Paseo de la Reforma 500
Colonia Juarez
RSVP: Please e-mail attendance to Bryan Pruitt at bpruitt@ambwaves.com.
ARP bridges the gaps between the public and private sectors response to HIV/AIDS. In a unique bi-lateral relationship, ARP was able to
develop a successful business coalition model to reduce stigma and discrimination in the workplace.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 4, 2008
BUSINESS COMMMUNITY REDUCES HIV STIGMA IN WORKPLACE
MORE THAN HALF A MILLION PEOPLE REACHED
A MODEL FOR THE REGION
Mexico City, Mexico – Business leaders in Mexico were honored today for their corporate social responsibility policies, which reduce HIV
stigma and discrimination in the workplace. Hundreds of thousands of employees and their family members have benefited by such
policies. The AIDS Responsibility Project (ARP), which initiated this public private partnership in Mexico, honored the leaders of CONAES
and others during the 2008 International AIDS Conference in Mexico City.
Abner Mason, founder of ARP, said, “It is an honor to recognize the success of the business community in Mexico in the fight against
AIDS. As we move forward, it is clear that this unique ARP model of public private partnerships can be also be adapted to address a variety
of health concerns facing communities around the region.”
Julio Frenk, Executive President of the Carso Health Institute and Senior Fellow at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, gave a keynote
address to the business community. Dr. Frenk noted, “New solutions are required to meet the growing complex dynamics of global health
concerns around the world. Just as this type of business coalition has worked to respond to the HIV crisis in Mexico, they can also respond
to other health challenges associated with globalization.”
In addition, Guillermo Wolf, General Director, American Chamber/Mexico said earlier, “Partnerships are essential in the fight against
HIV/AIDS. This successful partnership between the U.S. and Mexico is a model for all business communities to follow.” Other honorees and
special guests included Jorge Saavedra, Director General, Mexico National AIDS Program; John Tedstrom, Executive Director, Global
Business Council on HIV/AIDS; Emilio Diaz, Chairman, AmCham PR and Social Responsibility Committee; Lorenzo Ysasi Martinez,
President, National Chamber of Commerce of Mexico City; and, Dr. Roberto Tapia, Director General of the Carso Health Institute.
Earlier this year, the World Economic Forum’s Global Health Initiative had cited national business coalitions developed by ARP as “effective
platforms for the private sector response to the epidemic” in their report entitled, Business Coalitions Tackling AIDS.
ARP bridges the gaps between the public and private sectors response to HIV/AIDS in Latin America. Through its work with USAID and the
business community in Mexico, ARP was able to initiate the first successful business coalition of its kind to reduce HIV/AIDS stigma and
discrimination in the workplace.
August 4, 2008
BUSINESS COMMMUNITY REDUCES HIV STIGMA IN WORKPLACE
MORE THAN HALF A MILLION PEOPLE REACHED
A MODEL FOR THE REGION
Mexico City, Mexico – Business leaders in Mexico were honored today for their corporate social responsibility policies, which reduce HIV
stigma and discrimination in the workplace. Hundreds of thousands of employees and their family members have benefited by such
policies. The AIDS Responsibility Project (ARP), which initiated this public private partnership in Mexico, honored the leaders of CONAES
and others during the 2008 International AIDS Conference in Mexico City.
Abner Mason, founder of ARP, said, “It is an honor to recognize the success of the business community in Mexico in the fight against
AIDS. As we move forward, it is clear that this unique ARP model of public private partnerships can be also be adapted to address a variety
of health concerns facing communities around the region.”
Julio Frenk, Executive President of the Carso Health Institute and Senior Fellow at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, gave a keynote
address to the business community. Dr. Frenk noted, “New solutions are required to meet the growing complex dynamics of global health
concerns around the world. Just as this type of business coalition has worked to respond to the HIV crisis in Mexico, they can also respond
to other health challenges associated with globalization.”
In addition, Guillermo Wolf, General Director, American Chamber/Mexico said earlier, “Partnerships are essential in the fight against
HIV/AIDS. This successful partnership between the U.S. and Mexico is a model for all business communities to follow.” Other honorees and
special guests included Jorge Saavedra, Director General, Mexico National AIDS Program; John Tedstrom, Executive Director, Global
Business Council on HIV/AIDS; Emilio Diaz, Chairman, AmCham PR and Social Responsibility Committee; Lorenzo Ysasi Martinez,
President, National Chamber of Commerce of Mexico City; and, Dr. Roberto Tapia, Director General of the Carso Health Institute.
Earlier this year, the World Economic Forum’s Global Health Initiative had cited national business coalitions developed by ARP as “effective
platforms for the private sector response to the epidemic” in their report entitled, Business Coalitions Tackling AIDS.
ARP bridges the gaps between the public and private sectors response to HIV/AIDS in Latin America. Through its work with USAID and the
business community in Mexico, ARP was able to initiate the first successful business coalition of its kind to reduce HIV/AIDS stigma and
discrimination in the workplace.
Corporations Join Mexican Group to Fight AIDS in Workplace
MEXICO CITY—Thirteen multinational companies have joined Mexico’s National AIDS Business Council to reduce HIV/AIDS stigma in the workplace.
The council—Consejo Nacional Empresarial sobre SIDA, or CONAES—will work with chambers of commerce, local health experts, and the National AIDS Program to reduce stigma and
discrimination in the workplace.
“Because of the support from USAID, there is a national business council uniting large employers, chambers of commerce, government agencies, and AIDS activists in a joint mission to
reduce HIV/AIDS discrimination in the Mexican workplace,” said Abner Mason, executive director of the USAID-funded AIDS Responsibility Project.
The Agency also supported a corporate survey on workplace policies covering almost half a million Mexican workers.
The project was born after a U.S. congressional delegation visited Latin America in January 2004. The delegates realized that, because of the stigma surrounding the disease, it was
difficult for health professionals to work with persons living with HIV and their families and close to impossible to get accurate statistics on the scope of the disease.
CONAES was founded on World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, 2004.
The business council provides a unique opportunity for many of the key players in the fight against stigma and discrimination to interact with one another in press events, meetings, and
conferences, U.S. officials say.
CONAES will host a national conference for its members to present, share, and discuss their HIV/AIDS policies and practices in June 2005 in Mexico City.
The council is currently recruiting additional member companies, all of which will be offered technical assistance through local NGO partners, at no cost during the first year and for a
fee after that. This year’s goal is to raise membership to 50 companies.
As CONAES members, each company must commit human and financial resources to reduce stigma in the workplace.
http://www.usaid.gov/press/frontlines/fl_apr05/develop.htm
MEXICO CITY—Thirteen multinational companies have joined Mexico’s National AIDS Business Council to reduce HIV/AIDS stigma in the workplace.
The council—Consejo Nacional Empresarial sobre SIDA, or CONAES—will work with chambers of commerce, local health experts, and the National AIDS Program to reduce stigma and
discrimination in the workplace.
“Because of the support from USAID, there is a national business council uniting large employers, chambers of commerce, government agencies, and AIDS activists in a joint mission to
reduce HIV/AIDS discrimination in the Mexican workplace,” said Abner Mason, executive director of the USAID-funded AIDS Responsibility Project.
The Agency also supported a corporate survey on workplace policies covering almost half a million Mexican workers.
The project was born after a U.S. congressional delegation visited Latin America in January 2004. The delegates realized that, because of the stigma surrounding the disease, it was
difficult for health professionals to work with persons living with HIV and their families and close to impossible to get accurate statistics on the scope of the disease.
CONAES was founded on World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, 2004.
The business council provides a unique opportunity for many of the key players in the fight against stigma and discrimination to interact with one another in press events, meetings, and
conferences, U.S. officials say.
CONAES will host a national conference for its members to present, share, and discuss their HIV/AIDS policies and practices in June 2005 in Mexico City.
The council is currently recruiting additional member companies, all of which will be offered technical assistance through local NGO partners, at no cost during the first year and for a
fee after that. This year’s goal is to raise membership to 50 companies.
As CONAES members, each company must commit human and financial resources to reduce stigma in the workplace.
http://www.usaid.gov/press/frontlines/fl_apr05/develop.htm
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