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THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY FROM RIO TO JOHANNESBURG AND BEYOND
Health management
One way in which HIV is transmitted, particularly
in Africa, is via transport routes along
major arterial networks. The transport of fuel
in certain regions—particularly Sub-Saharan
Africa—inevitably makes a contribution to
this pattern. As a first step in trying to remedy
this situation, IPIECA is planning a guidance
note, Knowledge, Policy and Action, to help
members review existing transport practices
and provide them with materials to launch an
education campaign aimed particularly at tank
truck drivers.
Human Health Initiative
IPIECA’s Human Health Initiative was recently set
up to help the industry identify health issues of
global concern. It draws attention to impacts of
the industry’s products and operations on
workers and the public, identifies research gaps
IPIECA
and encourages industry cooperative efforts to address these gaps.
The Initiative will also disseminate health research information and
technical and educational material and tools.
Actions speaking louder than words
Case studies on health management
Combating HIV/AIDS
An on-line
workshop for
women journalists
In an effort to promote HIV/AIDS prevention awareness,
ChevronTexaco sponsored an on-line workshop
for African women journalists. The five-day event, conducted
by the African Women’s Media Center, involved
the simultaneous participation of 130 journalists in 12
African nations. ChevronTexaco’s own office in Lekki
served as one of the satellite sites for the workshop.
Topics covered included the causes of HIV/AIDS in
women in Africa, approaches to prevention and care,
social and cultural beliefs that affect women and AIDS
and the role of the media. For many of the participants,
the session was doubly educational, marking their first
exposure to the learning/communications potential of
the Internet. For more information visit the Corporate
Council on Africa (CCA) website: www.africacncl.org/
whatsnew/PR-May15_2000aids.htm.
Meanwhile, BP has been a founding sponsor of
‘Soul City’, South Africa’s innovative and widely
popular example educational entertainment. A soap
opera with a difference, ‘Soul City’ tackles some of
South Africa’s most pressing issues, with AIDS awareness
foremost among the recent story lines.
Rolling back malaria
Malaria kills one million people each year. Ninety
per cent of these deaths occur in the sub-
Saharan region of Africa, where one in five child
deaths is due to malaria. This is an immense human
tragedy, all the more poignant because malaria is
both preventable and curable.
That is why ExxonMobil is supporting the World
Health Organization’s Roll Back Malaria movement,
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