Socio Economic Impact of AIDS in Africa - Slides (UNAIDS, 2000, 20 p.): Costs to Businesses

Socio Economic Impact of AIDS in Africa - Slides (UNAIDS, 2000, 20 p.)

		(introduction...)
		From “Health Issue” to “Development Crisis”
		Economic Growth Impact of HIV (1990-97)
		HIV/AIDS changes the welfare of countries
		Orphans: A Lost Generation
		Orphans as a result of AIDS, Zambia
		HIV prevalence in Nigerian military personnel according to years of duty as peacekeepers, 1998 - 1999
		Impact at the Household Level
		Impact of HIV/AIDS in urban households, Côte d’Ivoire
		Household Impact of HIV/AIDS in Rwanda
		Household Impact: Caring for Orphans
		Production in households with an AIDS death in Zimbabwe
		Funeral expenses, commercial farm, Kenya
		Impact on the Business sector
		Costs to Businesses
		The cost of AIDS to business depends on labor intensity (% of profit)
		Demand & Supply for Education
		Children who have lost a teacher to AIDS
		Bed occupancy required for AIDS patients, Zimbabwe
		Potential AIDS treatment costs as a percent of the Ministry of Health Budget

· Costs of HIV to 5 firms in Botswana is estimated to rise 7 times between 1996 & 2004 to equal 5% of the wage bill

Source: Greener, R. 1997

· Production loss as a result of AIDS was shown to be more than 3% of gross profit in 1995/96 on a Malawi tea estate

Source: Jones, C. 1997