Executive Summary of Final Report
Overview
The World Bank and the World Economic Forum (WEF), in partnership with the Corporate Council on Africa, GTZ, ILO, SIDA-ENTREPRISES, the Global Business Coalition (GBC) and PharmAccess International and UNAIDS organized the HIV/AIDS Private Sector Mobilization Forum for Francophone Africa, held at Le Meridien N’Fis in Marrakech, Morocco, 19-23 June 2006.
The HIV/AIDS Private Sector Mobilization Forum for Francophone Africa is part of a larger effort to develop innovative partnerships between the public and private sectors and civil society in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Building on the success of private sector partnerships in Anglophone Africa , this Forum provided access and opportunities to exchange information and discussed tools to support and implement action plans and workplace programs that fully engage the power and resources of the private sector in national HIV/AIDS agendas.
Participants included representatives from National AIDS Commissions, private sector HIV focal points, representatives from National Business Coalitions, Labor Union and Employer Federation officials, NGOs, donors, selected companies, and development partners.
Objectives
- Promote a dialogue between stakeholders to clarify and define roles and set common priorities to achieve greater public-private collaboration in addressing HIV/AIDS;
- Develop a cohesive strategy for private sector engagement through the review of the “Private Sector Access to Funding Manual” and refine other materials necessary to assist the private sector in the development and implementation of HIV/AIDS activities;
- Discuss implementation options for multisectoral partnerships, including leadership and outreach, and complex issues associated with the expansion of treatment and care programs; and
- Identify and map bilateral
and multilateral resources – financial
and technical – available to the private sector for the
design and implementation of comprehensive HIV/AIDS programs.
Learn more about the CCA's work with Business Coalitions against HIV/AIDS in Francophone Africa
