Several companies including Societe Generale, Orange Côte d'Ivoire, Sunu, Allianz, Compagnie Fruitière signed the declaration of commitment to global health on Wednesday July 3 in Abidjan. As a prelude to the Sixth Replenishment Conference of the Global Fund, on October 10 in Lyon, France.
The commitment of these companies translates into increased collaboration, through the mobilization of resources, for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and the acceleration of the march towards Universal Health Coverage. With the objective of eliminating the epidemics of AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Côte d'Ivoire and in the rest of the world.
But also, adopt within their respective companies, the Health in Business program for the prevention of these diseases thanks in particular to awareness-raising, screening, advice to their employees, their beneficiaries and the surrounding populations.
Weakening political commitment, funding shortfalls and growing resistance to insecticides and drugs have slowed progress, allowing diseases to regain ground. After years of remarkable advances in the fight against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria.
The signing of the declaration of commitment to global health, an initiative of the Association Santé Entreprise Afrique Côte d'Ivoire. It is supported by the Ivorian Ministry of Public Health, the French Council of Investors in Africa (CIAN), the French Embassy in Côte d'Ivoire, the Global Fund and the SEE/B4GH Association (Business for Global Health) , the corporate engagement platform for global health.