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Business has a vital role to play in fighting Aids
Most companies in the world are understandably reluctant to link their name with the fight against a fatal disease. But the dramatic expansion of the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GBC), now the world's largest organisation of businesses committed to fighting Aids, shows that corporate attitudes are starting to change. Five years ago, the coalition had only 15 members. Today it has 220 members, headquartered in 30 countries, employing over 11m people in more than 200 countries. [refers to Anglo-American, De Beers, Eskom, Viacom/MTV, Reuters, TV5, Time Warner, BBC World Service Trust, Disney, Independent News and Media, Kerzner International, Virgin, United Airlines, Accor, American Express, L'Oréal, Merck, NBA, Unilever, Tea Kenya, Xstrata]