{"id":174640,"date":"2015-12-15T17:06:35","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T17:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=174640"},"modified":"2015-12-15T17:06:35","modified_gmt":"2015-12-15T17:06:35","slug":"standard-chartered-bank-staff-march-against-hiv-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=174640","title":{"rendered":"Standard Chartered Bank staff march against HIV [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered Bank, Kweku Bedu-Addo, has called for an intensification of the fight against HIV\/AIDS as the rate of infection among young people appears to be rising in recent times.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mr. Kweku Bedu-Addo, beyond the creation of awareness, there is the need to focus on the avoidance of discrimination against people living with HIV\/AIDS.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Standard Chartered Bank since 1999 has been involved in these efforts, we work in emerging markets and we have seen the impact of HIV so for us HIV\/AIDS awareness creation and prevention is paramount\u201d, Mr Bedu-Addo added.<\/p>\n<p>The Staff and Management of the bank embarked on a 3 kilometer walk through some parts of Jamestown, Makola, and the Accra High Street to create awareness and educate the indigenes of the area on HIV\/AIDS, the causes and the prevention.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_174644\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-174644\" style=\"width: 666px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Standard-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-174644 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Standard-4.jpg\" alt=\"A worker of the bank illustrating how to use condoms.\" width=\"666\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Standard-4.jpg 666w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Standard-4-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-174644\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A worker of the bank illustrating how to use condoms.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_174643\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-174643\" style=\"width: 667px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Standard-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-174643 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Standard-3.jpg\" alt=\"A worker of the bank illustrating how to use condoms.\" width=\"667\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Standard-3.jpg 667w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Standard-3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-174643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A worker of the bank illustrating how to use condoms.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The walk was dubbed \u201cRed Ribbon Race\u201d and was under the theme \u201cHIV doesn\u2019t discriminate; People do\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the walk, condoms and brochures on HIV\/AIDS were distributed to the residents of Mantse Agbona, James Town and Kantamanto.<\/p>\n<p>They were also educated on condom usage and also sensitized to avoid the stigmatization and discrimination against people living with HIV\/AIDS.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Standard-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-174642 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Standard-2.jpg\" alt=\"Standard 2\" width=\"667\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Standard-2.jpg 667w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Standard-2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Standard-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-174641 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Standard-1.jpg\" alt=\"Standard 1\" width=\"667\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Standard-1.jpg 667w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Standard-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mr. Kweku Bedu-Addo observed that \u201cpeople seem to place more emphasis on pregnancy and not HIV\/AIDS, and this is worrying. This means the nation needs to do more with regards to sensitizing the youth. \u201d<\/p>\n<p>Residents of the area expressed satisfaction and happiness with the education they received, but Mr. Kweku Bedu-Addo called for new strategies to be devised so that more people can be reached in subsequent exercises.<\/p>\n<p>The CEO of Standard Chartered Bank further noted that the bank provides assistance to staff members who contract the HIV virus, adding the bank has a strong non-discrimination policy.<br \/>\n&#8211;<br \/>\nBy: Kwame Botchway\/citifmonline.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered Bank, Kweku Bedu-Addo, has called for an intensification of the fight against HIV\/AIDS as the rate of infection among young people appears to be rising in recent times. 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