BSR Insight | Peer-Education Model Raises Tuberculosis Awareness in China
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Pei Bin, Former Director, China Partnership Development
Publication Date
April 13, 2010
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In 1990, tuberculosis accounted for half of all deaths from infectious diseases in China. From 2001 to 2009, the country documented and treated more than 8 million cases. TB has serious business impacts including work flow disruption, productivity decline, and costs related to treatment and the replacement of workers. To address this pandemic, BSR piloted an innovative toolkit, created by the World Economic Forum's Global Health Initiative and Lilly's Multi-Drug Resistant TB Partnership, in three of our member companies' contract facilities and promoted the toolkit to an additional 15 suppliers.
Incorporating facility production schedules and the needs of a substantial rural migrant workforce, BSR developed factory-specific peer-to-peer education models to make awareness and prevention of TB both educational and entertaining. Results show that business can help fight TB by providing the following:
- Current medical information about TB
- Tools for their employees to better protect themselves from exposure
- A nondiscriminatory work environment for those who suffer from TB
For more information on how you can join this program, contact Pei Bin.
About the Author(s)
Pei Bin, Former Director, China Partnership Development
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