{"id":467275,"date":"2011-07-25T06:47:36","date_gmt":"2011-07-25T06:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/07\/25\/psfs-in-anti-hivaids-drive\/"},"modified":"2011-07-25T06:47:36","modified_gmt":"2011-07-25T06:47:36","slug":"psfs-in-anti-hivaids-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/25\/psfs-in-anti-hivaids-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"PSF&#8217;s in Anti-HIV\/Aids Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"32.1592649311\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newtimes.co.rw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/newtimes180.jpg\" alt=\"The New Times (Kigali)\" title=\"Visit The New Times (Kigali)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Grace Mugoya<\/p>\n<p>22 July 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>The Private Sector Federation (PSF), this week, launched an anti -HIV\/Aids program aimed at preventing infection and spreading of the scourge among workers in privately registered companies.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign will be conducted through sensitisation and condom distribution among others.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The youth constitute the biggest percentage of private sector business operators and it&#8217;s this age group that is most at risk of contracting HIV,&#8221; said Leon Pierre Rusanganwa, who is in charge of the Behaviour Change and Social Marketing at PSF.<\/p>\n<p>PSF and the National Aids Control Commission recently assessed private companies on the measures put in place to fight against HIV.<\/p>\n<p>Supported by the United Nations Program on HIV\/AIDS, the assessment results indicated that most private companies have neither clear policies to fight HIV nor allocated budgets to control the disease.<\/p>\n<p>Rusanganwa added that the assessment proved that employees in these companies have limited access to HIV information thereby lacking knowledge on HIV\/Aids based on the UNAIDS standards.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during the launch, UNAIDS Country Coordinator, Dr. Moctar Mbaye Amadou, commended the initiative, saying it highly contributes to the country&#8217;s Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS).<\/p>\n<p>Anathalie Mukamusoni, the Human Resource and Staff Welfare Manager at Sonarwa-a private insurance company, called upon companies to adopt effective measures to prevent workers from HIV infection.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read More:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201107250067.html\" title=\"PSF's in Anti-HIV\/Aids Drive\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PSF&#8217;s in Anti-HIV\/Aids Drive<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Grace Mugoya 22 July 2011 The Private Sector Federation (PSF), this week, launched an anti -HIV\/Aids program aimed at preventing infection and spreading of the scourge among workers in privately registered companies. 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