DR' CHRIS NONIS B'Sc Hons MBBS London MRCP UK

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DR. CHRIS NONISB.Sc (Hons) MBBS (London) MRCP
(UK)

• Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Representative,
  CCM-Sri Lanka, GFATM
• Chairman, Mackwoods Group of Companies

Email nonis_at_mackwoods.com
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SRI LANKA
Economic Policy Economic growth with
equity Reduce regional inequalities Pro-poor
investment Resilient Economy Post-Conflict
challenges, Global Recession, Removal of
textile quotas GDP 4 average last 10
years Per Capita Income gtUS1000 gt50 GDP from
SME sector HDI Index Sri Lanka 96/177
(0.74) Sectoral Composition Services 56,
Industrial 26, Agricultural 18 contribution to
GDP Good social indices High literacy rate
Youth literacy rate gt95 and on target for MDG
2015 Under 5 mortality rate - 19 per 1000
Lowest in WHO south-east region Infant
mortality rate 17 per 100,000 Low prevalence
of HIV and AIDS Post conflict Scenario
Towards Permanent Peace - Urban Rural
Disparity - Infrastructure Constraints -
Demographic and Epidemiological transition
NCDs - Vulnerable sub groups in the context of
HIV and AIDS - Reconciliation, Reintegration, and
Reconstruction
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SRI LANKA POST-CONFLICT SENARIO
Under the leadership of H.E. President Mahinda
Rajapaksa, we have finally achieved peace, and we
now have a historical opportunity for Sri Lanka
to have a sustainable development process. The
end of three decades of armed conflict and
debilitating violence is the greatest opportunity
Sri Lanka has, to make the quantum leap from a
low-income to middle-income country, and there is
tremendous optimism for strong economic growth
and poverty reduction. The scope of these
challenges requires mobilization of all resources
available, so that regional disparities may also
be addressed, and serve to maximise the dividends
for all the people of Sri Lanka, in the
post-conflict era. Sri Lanka now enters the
transition phase towards an environment of
Reconciliation, Reconstruction and Reintegration,
founded upon a participatory visioning framework
that embodies the aspirations of all
stakeholders, as we move towards a peaceful,
cohesive nation state.
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SRI LANKA PRIVATE SECTOR

• CSR
• Substantial element of corporate philanthropy
• Ongoing CSR programmes and facilitation of
  community screening programmes, Health Clinics
  etc
• Individual partnership with International Labour
  Organisation, Chambers of Commerce, Employers
  Federation
• Recognition of developmental imperatives
• Desire to engage ..Needs entry points
• REACH
• Strong representation by Chambers of Commerce
• - Ceylon Chamber, National Chamber, Federation
  of Chambers
• Large and diverse workforces within conglomerates
  , which provides the opportunity to scale up and
  achieve impact.
• Substantial Small and Medium Enterprise (SME)
  sector involvement at rural level
• STRONG REGULATORY CAPACITY
• Strong corporate governance, Audit, International
  best practice
• Techno-managerial capacity
• Financial risk management

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A PARTNERSHIP OF STAKEHOLDERS
DONOR RECIPIENT GOVERNMENTS
CIVIL SOCIETY
TECHNICAL PARTNERS
PRIVATE SECTOR
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EXAMPLES OF ENGAGEMENT OF THE PRIVATE
SECTOR (A) Individual Corporate
Initiatives (B) Tri-partite partnership (C)
Umbrella Coalition
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(A) INDIVIDUAL CORPORATE INITIATIVES - MACKWOODS
GROUP

• Established in 1841 The Second Oldest
  Mercantile Establishment in Sri Lanka.
• Diverse international business experience with
  sound business fundamentals and fiscal prudence,
  and a 168 year reputation for quality through
  sincere effort, resilience in the face of
  challenge, intelligent direction and skilful
  execution.
• Sector specific diversification and expansion
  strategy within core areas of expertise
• Conglomerate of 18 Companies
• Approximately 9,500 Employees
• Land Base of over 27,000 Acres
• Successful Joint ventures with multinationals,
  and proven track record with multilaterals and
  bilaterals.
• Member of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce for over
  100 years and member of The National Chamber of
  Commerce of Sri Lanka for over 50 years

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(A) INDIVIDUAL CORPORATE INITIATIVES - MACKWOODS
GROUP
BUSINESS SECTORS

• Agribusiness and Plantations
• Tea
• Rubber
• Oil Palm
• Healthcare
• Pharmaceuticals
• Medical Equipment
• Laboratory Equipment
• Industry
• Industrial Chemicals
• Industrial Equipment
• IT Education Software Development
• Leisure Sector
• Real Estate Development
• Project Management Consultancy Services

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BROAD REACH
(A) INDIVIDUAL CORPORATE INITIATIVES - MACKWOODS
GROUP

• Eg HEALTHCARE SECTOR
• Leading importer and supplier of globally sourced
  Pharmaceuticals and Medical Equipment, Scientific
  Laboratory Equipment
• Over 50 years experience in healthcare equipment
  in both public and private sector
• Strong Island-wide Distributor Network bridging
  the Urban-Rural divide
• Track record of Joint ventures and partnerships
  with global leaders in the healthcare industry

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(A) INDIVIDUAL CORPORATE INITIATIVES - MACKWOODS
GROUP
MENDIS-MACKWOODS CHARITY FUND

• Founded in 1983, this non profit organization is
  managed by a Board of Trustees and is a member of
  the Mackwoods Group founded by N.S.O. Mendis a
  visionary entrepreneur and philanthropist. Its
  myriad of activities includes the provision of
  financial support to charitable institutions on
  an annual basis, whilst reaching out to needs of
  individuals at grassroots level irrespective of
  class, creed, race or religion. In furtherance of
  its commitment to education and career
  development, the MMCF, also awards scholarships
  to university students at an undergraduate level
  in the fields of law, medicine and the arts.
• At any one time, the MMCF supports over 40
  charitable institutions and individuals. Some of
  the institutions which have benefited, and which
  continue to benefit from the funding program are
  as follows
• Hospitals, Clinics Nursing Homes
• Mental Disabilities
• Physical Disabilities
• Care Of The Elderly
• Rural Village Self Help Projects
• Child Health Welfare
• Women's Health
• Healthcare For War Victims
• National Health Needs
• Individual Health Needs
• National Universities Scholarship Programmes

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(A) INDIVIDUAL CORPORATE INITIATIVES - MACKWOODS
GROUP
MACKWOODS RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Mackwoods Research Foundation supports Research,
and assists in the fields of healthcare,
bio-technology, environment and ecology,
technology, information technology, arts,
sciences, and business management. It is
focussed on Education in the broader sense of the
word by facilitating ideas, experiences, and
skills, fostering innovative thought, encouraging
scientific enquiry, facilitating technology
transfer, It aims to achieve a deeper
understanding of different cultures and act as an
incubator to provide young entrepreneurs with
opportunities to develop their talents.

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(A) INDIVIDUAL CORPORATE INITIATIVES - MACKWOODS
GROUP
CARING FOR THE COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENT
Health camps, preventative and screening programs
A tripartite partnership between the
International Labour Organisation, the Mackwoods
Research Foundation, and APL, on HIV and AIDS
awareness for workers on Mackwoods Estates
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(A) INDIVIDUAL CORPORATE INITIATIVES - MACKWOODS
GROUP
MULTILATERAL PARTNERS
Mackwoods has a proven track record of partnering
the following bilateral and multilateral agencies
in Sri Lanka, and continues in the provision and
delivery of healthcare equipment and facilities
and development projects.

• ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
• CANADIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY
• CARE INTERNATIONAL
• IFRC
• JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY
• NECORD
• UNICEF
• PLAN INTERNATIONAL
• SRI LANKA RED CROSS
• WORLD BANK
• WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION
• WORLD VISION
• USAID DEVELOPMENT
• UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
• NORTH EAST EMERGENCY REHABILITATION PROJECT
• JAPAN BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

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(A) INDIVIDUAL CORPORATE INITIATIVES - MACKWOODS
GROUP

• Universities Research Organizations
• we are working with
• Universities in Sri Lanka
• Molecular Biology Biochemistry Departments
• Faculty of Science, Chemistry, Zoology Biology
  Departments
• Faculty of Medical Sciences
• Research Organizations
• Mackwoods Research Foundation
• Tea Research Institute
• Rubber Research Institute
• ITI ( Formally CISIR)
• Plant Genetic research Institute

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A PLACE FOR THE DIFFERENTLY-ABLED
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• A TRIPARTITE PARTNERSHIP
• International Labour Organisation, Agalawatte
  Plantations., and the
• Mackwoods Research Foundation

PARTNERSHIP FOR HIV AND AIDS WORKPLACE EDUCATION
The ILO HIV and AIDS Workplace Education Project
in Sri Lanka is assisting workplaces to develop
and implement HIV and AIDS workplace policy and
programs. The aim of this partnership is to help
prevent the transmission of HIV among workers and
to mitigate the impact of the epidemic on
workplace productivity. Agalawatte Plantations
Ltd., Mackwoods Research Foundation and the ILO
HIV and AIDS Workplace Education Project in Sri
Lanka collaborates in the development and
implementation of an HIV/AIDS workplace program
that includes four components
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(B).TRIPARTITE PARTNERSHIP
PARTNERSHIP FOR HIV AND AIDS WORKPLACE EDUCATION
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(C) UMBRELLA COALITION
LANKA BUSINESS COALITION ON HIV AND AIDS

• Membership includes quoted /unquoted
  conglomerates, SMEs, Finance sector, Banks,
  Labour Ministry, Health Ministry, International
  Labour Organisation, Employers Federation of
  Ceylon, NGOs, Audit firms, etc
• Initiative led by Standard Chartered Bank
• Financed through corporate voluntary subscription
  heavily weighted towards contribution by large
  Corporate with minimal requirement by SME sector
  to facilitate inclusivity
• Light weight structure, guided by
  advisory/governance Committee

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(C) UMBRELLA COALITION
SRI LANKA BUSINESS COALITIONS PLEDGE TO COUNTER
HIV AND AIDS
As business and corporate leaders in Sri Lanka,
we acknowledge the unique role we can play in
bringing together the Government, the business
community and civil society in the national
response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. We are
firmly committed to harness the power of the
business community through the Sri Lanka Business
Coalition and use our unique skills, expertise
and resources to combat this crippling
epidemic. We support and uphold the objectives
and mission of the Sri Lankan Business Coalition
to

• Increase the number and diversity of companies
  committed to respond to HIV/AIDS epidemic in
  particular, by getting companies and other
  corporate bodies in Sri Lanka to commit
  themselves to this pledge.
• Increase business action against HIV/AIDS with
  emphasis on each company implementing their own
  HIV/AIDS workplace policies and programs in
  collaboration with the workers and their
  organisations.
• Utilize existing expertise in consultation with
  the National STD/AIDS Control Program of the
  Ministry of Health the guidelines in the ILO
  Code of Practice on HIV/AIDS and the World of
  Work, which has been adopted by the Government of
  Sri Lanka and other advisory organisations in Sri
  Lanka.
• Enhance and facilitate the use of companies core
  competencies, products and services in response
  to this, with the main emphasis being on
  prevention.
• Use business power to provide advocacy and
  leadership among key stakeholders in the response
  to this issue, primarily with the objective of
  broadening and enhancing awareness across all
  social strata of Sri Lanka.

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(C) UMBRELLA COALITION
LANKA BUSINESS COALITION ON HIV AND AIDS
Annual General Meeting 2009
In Sri Lanka, individual corporates have
partnered organizations such as the National
STD/AIDS Control Programme of the Ministry of
Health, Ministry of Labor, ILO, UNAIDS, Chambers
of Commerce, and Employers Federation to address
this critical issue. In addition a National AIDS
Committee has finalized the National AIDS Policy,
a National Tripartite Declaration signed by the
government, employers organizations and trade
unions and a National Strategic Plan for
Prevention of HIV/AIDS.
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(C) UMBRELLA COALITION
LANKA BUSINESS COALITION ON HIV AND AIDS
Minister launching the LBCH website
Clive Haswell welcoming the Minister of Labour
Relations
Spearheaded by the Standard Chartered Bank the
Business Coalition emerged as a result of the
eighth International Congress on AIDS in the Asia
Pacific (ICCAP) that was held in Sri Lanka in
August 2007. The Lanka Business Coalition on HIV
and AIDS is a member of the Asia Pacific Business
Coalition on AIDS.
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(C) UMBRELLA COALITION
LANKA BUSINESS COALITION ON HIV AND AIDS
The Coalition will also work with its existing
partners to make sure that each of the member
organizations will have an HIV/AIDS Workplace
Policy in place, as well as provide on going
tailored HIV AIDS awareness training through a
pool of professional trainers with no cost to
organizations setting up trainer skills and
facilities in each of the member organizations.
In the long term the Coalition plans to identify
vulnerable subgroups in areas that are often
difficult to access, and encourage businesses
working in those areas to join the coalition and
thereby raise awareness through the shared
learning and skills of the existing members.
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(C) UMBRELLA COALITION
LANKA BUSINESS COALITION ON HIV AND AIDS
Corporate training workshops
The Coalition conducts sensitization programs and
peer educator programs for its member
organizations. Sessions include training for
senior level management, peer leaders and all
levels of staff including production floor and
even medical staff. The training materials
developed in both English and the local language
is shared with the organisation at no cost. The
Coalition also strives to drive Sri Lankas
business sector to implement much needed HIV Work
Place Policies throughout their organizations.
The policy would provide a framework for action
to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS, avoid stigma
towards those living with the disease and manage
its impact on the labor force. The Coalition
provides awareness training sessions and
customized policy development services at no cost
to the organizations. It also provides a platform
for centers of expertise, resources and material
to be shared. Organizations that have been
trained by the LBCH will also be provided with a
certification an acknowledgement of having
received internationally recognized and locally
endorsed HIV AIDS awareness training.
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A PARTNERSHIP OF STAKEHOLDERS
DONOR RECIPIENT GOVERNMENTS
CIVIL SOCIETY
TECHNICAL PARTNERS
PRIVATE SECTOR
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TO INCREASE PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION -SUGGESTI
ONS-

• PROCESS Needs to be inclusive, participatory,
  democratic, and accountable, with well planned
  deliverables and Audit cycle.
• MODEL - Reassess overall architecture and address
  constraints of vertical hierarchical model. If
  the desire is to scale-up, we need horizontal
  impact which may require a horizontal model.
  Broaden portfolio, consider additional financing
  models
• (eg IFC - World Bank nexus)
• COMMUNICATION Accurate, timely information
  flow. Use ICT Video link Communication
  Online discussion Forum to provide a platform for
  collective discussion between all stake holders
  and learning opportunities
• REPRESENTATION - Greater private sector
  representation on CCM greater integration with
  headquarters and peer countries
• ROLES - Develop a comprehensive coherent policy
  framework with clearly defined roles for private
  sector harmonized and aligned with National
  Plan. Create a evidence based, impact-oriented
  and sustainable, long term plan.

• PROCESS Needs to be inclusive, participatory,
  democratic, and accountable, with well planned
  deliverables and Audit cycle.
• MODEL - Reassess overall architecture and address
  constraints of vertical hierarchical model. If
  the desire is to scale-up, we need horizontal
  impact which may require a horizontal model.
  Broaden portfolio, consider additional financing
  models
• (eg IFC - World Bank nexus)
• COMMUNICATION Accurate, timely information
  flow. Use ICT Video link Communication
  Online discussion Forum to provide a platform for
  collective discussion between all stake holders
  and learning opportunities
• REPRESENTATION - Greater private sector
  representation on CCM greater integration with
  headquarters and peer countries
• ROLES - Develop a comprehensive coherent policy
  framework with clearly defined roles for private
  sector harmonized and aligned with National
  Plan. Create a evidence based, impact-oriented
  and sustainable, long term plan.

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TO INCREASE PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION -SUGGESTI
ONS-

• PROCESS Needs to be inclusive, participatory,
  democratic, and accountable, with well planned
  deliverables and Audit cycle.
• As highlighted by the workshop yesterday at the
  GFATM, Hyderabad meeting, key issues need to be
  addressed regarding the CCM.
• Process
• Equity
• Funding
• Empowerment and Authority of CCM to be the
  authoritative body for the GFATM in each country.

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TO INCREASE PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION -SUGGESTI
ONS-

• MODEL - Reassess overall architecture and address
  constraints of vertical hierarchical model. If
  the desire is to scale-up, we need horizontal
  impact which may require a horizontal model.
  Broaden portfolio, consider additional financing
  models (eg IFC - World Bank nexus)
• Consider local GFTAM liaison officer
• In the absence of the above, the GFATM
  Secretariat in Geneva could allocate a key person
  specifically mandated to follow the entry,
  proposal solicitation, submissions, review, and
  progress of the private sector as a stakeholder
  in the process.
• Having a private sector entry oversight mechanism
  would certainly help by identifying problems and
  bottle necks hindering entry and implementation
  at every step of the proposal.

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TO INCREASE PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION -SUGGESTI
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• COMMUNICATION Accurate, timely information
  flow. Use ICT Video link Communication
  Online discussion Forum to provide a platform for
  collective discussion between all stake holders
  and learning opportunities
• myglobalfund.org
• www.globalhealthlinks.org
• E-Discussion Forum for Regional Friends
• Regional workshops such as this one, which enable
  us all to share our experiences and learn from
  them, identify problems and work out solutions,
  are very helpful, and make a difference.

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TO INCREASE PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION -SUGGESTI
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• REPRESENTATION - Greater private sector
  representation on CCM greater integration with
  headquarters and peer countries. Currently a
  single place representing the Chamber of Commerce
  which has been representing industry since 1847.
• As articulated by many participants at the GFATM
  workshop yesterday on Oversight, Hyderabad,
  2009, the composition of the CCM is critical to
  this process, and will require a GFATM policy
  recommendation.

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TO INCREASE PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION -SUGGESTI
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• ROLES - Develop a comprehensive coherent policy
  framework with clearly defined roles for private
  sector harmonized and aligned with National
  Plan. Create a evidence based, impact-oriented
  and sustainable, long term plan.
• The Friends of the Global Fund meeting in New
  York, September 2009, highlighted the imperative
  of greater private sector partnership.

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FRIENDS OF THE GLOBAL FUND, NEW YORK 2009
Mr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Chairman of the
Global Fund and Minister of Health of the Federal
Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Dr. Chris
Nonis
Dr. Chris Nonis and Mr. Sushanta Sen, Principal
Adviser, CII, Board of Friends of the Global
Fund, Souh West Asia
A CALL TO ACTION FOR STRONGER SUPPORT OF MATERNAL
AND CHILD HEALTH CARE TO ENSURE THAT MOTHERS AND
CHILDREN ARE PLACED FIRMLY AT THE CENTRE OF THE
GLOBAL RESPONSE TO THE AIDS EPIDEMIC. UN
HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK
President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, Mrs. Carla
Bruni-Sarkozy and President Blaise Compaore of
Burkina Faso,
President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, Mrs. Carla
Bruni-Sarkozy, Global Funds Ambassador for the
protection of mothers and children against AIDS,
and Prof. Michel Kazatchkine, Executive Director
of the Global Fund
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We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just
a drop in the ocean But the ocean would be less
because of that missing drop... Mother Theresa
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THANK YOU
Email nonis_at_mackwoods.com
www.mackwoods.com