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Mobilization Mission
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Beneficiaries of Phillips' HIV management training initiatives highlight the
impact of the training on their particular roles in the fight against HIV/AIDS
in Kenya

"Beginning in August 2001, Phillips Pharmaceuticals assisted us in developing a training program in ARV management for our medical professionals working in mission hospitals throughout Kenya, which in turn enabled our healthcare workers to train others. We have managed to train more than 200 Health care workers and therefore in turn treat several thousand patients effectively with Anti-retroviral Therapy"

- Jane Masiga, Head of Operations for Mission for Essential Drugs & Supplies (MEDS) based in Nairobi.

" In 2000, MSD, through Phillips Pharmaceuticals, invited me and other doctors within corporations to a seminar it sponsored to hear a talk by Dr. Serge Eholie, a doctor who has been instrumental in setting up model HIV workplace programs in Ivory Coast. From his presentation, I was able to equip myself with arguments and examples to present to the board of management of my company, Kenya Ports Authority, and eventually convince them of the economic benefits of starting an HIV treatment program within our corporation"

- Dr. Jane Munyi, Chief Medical Officer, Kenya Ports Authority based in Mombasa.

" Phillips Pharmaceuticals in partnership with MSD, has helped the HIV workplace program we run at Tetra Pak through its organization of talks and seminars for our employees about the importance of ARV treatment. After these discussions focusing on ARVs and how they can save and prolong lives, our employees really opened up"

- Sister Sheela Jhuthi, Head Nurse, Kenyan subsidiary of Swedish food-packaging firm, Tetra Pak, based in Nairobi.