The United States government and 15 Global Development Alliance/Public Private Partners (PPP) will this month sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which aims at enhancing and expanding the successful outcome of the Zambia HIV/AIDS Global Development Alliance (GDA) activities.
According to a statement issued to ZANIS in Lusaka today by Community Empowerment Through Self Reliance (COMETS) Chief of Party Rosanna Price-Nyendwa, US Head of Mission in Zambia Melissa Williams will sign on behalf of the US government while the Chief Executives of each of the 15 companies will sign for their firms.
The programmes under the MOU are meant to enable companies develop and enhance their HIV policies and workplace programmes which include outreach activities that are focused on HIV/AIDS prevention, care and support and readiness for treatment.
These activities are being managed and supported by comprehensive HIV/AIDS management programme (CHAMP) subcontracted to provide technical support.
The partners that are expected to sign the MOU with the US government include Albidon Mining Limited, Konkola Copper Mines PLC, Copperbelt Energy Corporations PLC, Dunavant Zambia Limited, First Quantum Minerals Limited and Kafue Steel Limited.
Others are Kagem Mining Company Limited, Mkushi Farmers Association, Mopani Copper Mines PLC, Zambian Breweries PLC and Zambeef Products.
The rest are Zambia Revenue Authority, Zambia Sugar PLC, Lumwana Mining Company Limited and the Traditional Health Practitioners Association of Zambia (THPAZ).
The signing ceremony will be also be witnessed by various stakeholders and representatives from the relevant ministries.
ZANIS
This is welcome…we need the private sector to be active in the fight of HIV. But we need is for them to publish their policies.
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