Many companies recognize the HIV/AIDS epidemic as a serious threat to productivity and profitability. This guide provides practical steps for developing and implementing workplace prevention and care programs that will serve both employees and managers. It is designed for use by companies' human resources managers, medical officers and union representatives. Users will find guidance in assessing the real and potential impact of HIV/AIDS on their company, in developing an HIV/AIDS policy to cover the workplace and on designing and implementing HIV/AIDS prevention and care programs for the workplace. The guide also includes examples and case studies of how other companies have responded to the epidemic. Although this publication is not focused on gender, it has some useful sections specifically on gender the topic.