TATA STEELs RESPONSE to HIVAIDS

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TATA STEELs RESPONSEto HIV/AIDS
Mrs. Dilith Castleton Manager, Family
Initiatives, Tata Steel
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Founders Philosophy
In a free enterprise, the community is not just
another stakeholder in business, but is, in fact,
the very purpose of its existence.
J.N.Tata
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and the tradition continued .
Let industry established in the countryside
adopt the villages in its neighbourhood ...it
is also clearly in the interests of industry that
surrounding areas should be healthy, prosperous
and peaceful.
J R D Tata, Chairman, Tata Group 1938-
1993
I do believe that we, in the Tata Group, have
held a view and sense of purpose that our
companies are not in existence just to run our
business and to make profit but that we are
responsible and good corporate citizens over and
above our normal operations

Ratan N Tata, Chairman, Tata Group
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Vision Translated to reality
Commitment to improve Quality of life
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THE REALITY

• AIDS Exists, No official Data
• Jamshedpur potentially vulnerable
• No answer to consequence management
• Industrial town
• Large workforce
• Migrant Labour
• National Highway Route, Goods Movement
• Business Visitors
• High per capita income

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SIGNIFICANT FACTORS

• Industrial Town
• High per capita Income
• Large Workforce
• Migrant Labour
• Goods Movement Truckers
• Intra-State Border National Highway Route- NH 33

• Behragora connected to 3 States (Bihar, Orissa
  W. Bengal)
• Large Youth Population
• with poor Knowledge Services
• Drug Alcohol Addiction
• Mobile Static CSWs

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COMMITMENT..

• 1994 Top Leadership commitment, Core Group
  AIDS constituted
• Adoption of practice of non- discrimination
  between HIV infected employees and other
  employees
• There is no pre-employment screening for HIV
  status.
• Tata Main Hospital - treatment without
  discrimination
• Jamshedpur Blood Bank encourages voluntary
  donation and ensures supply of safe blood
• Confidentiality of HIV employees is maintained
• Continuation of employment of HIV employees
• HIV Re-located to assignments that are best
  suited to their physical ability and continue
  till they are medically fit for job

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HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Form for Data Collection
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Tata Steel Intervention Core Group - AIDS
Workplace Community intervention
Care support for PLWHA
Capacity Building
Networking NGOs other Corporates
Govt. Health Sector JSACS
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Awareness Generation Employees

• Awareness programmes through HR personnel
• Extended to Casual/Contract labour
• Regular sensitization of employees to increase
  awareness and to reduce stigma discrimination

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CARE AND SUPPORT SNEH KENDRA

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• Facilities available
• Awareness
• Pre and Post Test Counselling for HIV
• PPTCT Plus - Support for delivery with single
  dose Nevirapine to mother and child
• STI Counselling and Treatment
• Treatment of Opportunistic Infections
• ART - Counselling and Prescription writing
• Counselling, Referral and Support System
• Economic rehabilitation programme
• Referral facilities available
• VCCTC
• HAART at ART Centres
• Delivery for PPTCT at TMH, Mercy Hospital and
  Janani Clinic

For more details please contact Dr. H. K.
Gardin 2142032/ 6510112 Rachel Bonnerjee  Road
No. 3, B.H.Area, Kadma, Jamshedpur. Contact
2142308/2224004
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HIV / AIDS
Integrating Reproductive Health HIV / AIDS New
services introduced

AIDS CORE GROUP HIV / AIDS Partner
FAMILY INITIATIVES RH Partner
SNEHA KENDRA

• Project Activities
• Preventive and Treatment Services
• Implementation of Small Scale Interventions
• Capacity Building of Service Providers
• Sensitization Sessions for RH HIV / AIDS NGOs
• PPTCT Services
• Networking and advocacy for Resource Mobilization

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Economic Rehabilitation Activities for PLWHA
Women

• Vocational training to make Costume Jewellery.
• 30,000 Red Ribbons made for World AIDS Day.
• Establishing SHG for Income Generation
• Education Support to PLWHA Children with School
  Alumni Association

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PARTNERS

• Community Development Social Welfare
• JUSCO Education Department
• Tribal Cultural Society
• Tata Steel Family Initiatives Foundation
• Tata Steel Rural Development Society

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Community Intervention

• Preventive
• AIDS Awareness Education integrated into
  Community and Public Health Programs

Edu-tainment Campaign by Students
For Auto-rickshaw Drivers
Domestic Management Programme for spouses
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Truckers Programme
TCIFs Khushi Clinic for STI diagnosis ,Treatment
and Referral
Truck halt points in Jamshedpur
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NUKKAD NATAK (Street Play)
At Tata Steel Aviation Dept.
Community
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INTERVENTIONSPreventions

• ADOLESCENT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROJECTS
• Targeted Intervention Project with JSACS in and
  around Tatanagar Railway Station
• Youth Access to Reproductive Health Services In
  India (YARS) in collaboration with Planned
  Parenthood Federation of America International.
   
• TSFIF in collaboration with Population Foundation
  of India
• SAHAS and Apni Baatein Projects
• SPARSH TCS Project with Tribal Youth in Rural
  Areas
• HR/IR Dept. -Work Place Intervention with
  employees
• Community Mobilization through 13 Community
  Centres of CD SW Department.

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Targeted Intervention Project 2003-2006

• JHARKHAND STATE AIDS CONTROL SOCIETY
• Ministry of Health Family Welfare

Covering 10,000 high risk population
(CSWs, MSM, IVD users, Platform childrens,
Migrant labourers, Truckers)
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WORLD AIDS DAY
Red Ribbon Campaign
Sign Campaign
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NETWORKING

• Government Health agencies e.g. JSACS
• With other sister Tata concerns
• Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS
• CII Indian Business Trust
• ILO
• Packard Foundation
• NFI
• TCIF
• CARE etc

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Capacity Building

• Capacity Building for Medical, Para Medical and
  Field Staff
• Counseling Training to service providers
• Capacity Building of GOs and NGOs

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Award 2003
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HIV / AIDS

• TATA STEELS COMMITMENT
• Stop AIDS! Keep the Promise.

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Thank You