GUIDELINES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN HIV/AIDS WORKPLACE SUPPORT PROGRAMME FOR TEACHERS THULISILE GANYAZA-TWALO

Managing HIV/AIDS in the workplace has become more important as more than 36million people living with the disease in the world are economically active (ILO, 2008). However, workplaces (public and private) have been slow in their responses including the education sector. More action and interventions are required to deal with challenges of HIV/AIDS in the workplace. This study came about as a result of this identified need and one of means of contributing towards fighting the scourge of HIV/AIDS especially in the workplace, education sector in particular. Research suggests that HIV/AIDS impacts negatively on the education sector (HSRC