More than 33 million people in the world live with AIDS and 90% of those who are HIV positive are unaware of it. To combat this scourge, Edenred has become involved in the fight against AIDS by organizing awareness campaigns among its employees. On World AIDS Day in 2008 and 2009, 29 countries were involved in setting up prevention campaigns that ranged from holding conferences on the disease to screening tests.
In India, following the success of the national awareness campaign conducted as part of World AIDS Day in December 2008, Edenred was chosen to participate in a public/private consortium to combat AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. Entitled India-Country Coordinating Mechanism (India-CCM), this body aims to coordinate the allocation of subsidies from the Global Fund to fight against these three diseases. Alongside four other companies, non-governmental organizations, and government representatives, Edenred is contributing to the debate and to the implementation of practical initiatives to fight against these epidemics in India. Edenred is also using the opportunity to encourage prevention within the Group.