The Walvis Bay Corridor Group HIV/AIDS Help Desk has launched a guide for its workplace policy on the epidemic.The group said in a statement the aim of the of the policy is to provide member companies with information on how to deal with the HIV/AIDS epidemic within the work environment in order to support and protect infected employees as well as preventing the disease from spreading.Minister of Works and Transport Helmut Angula, who spoke during the launch, said senior managers have a significant role to play in curbing the spread of HIV/AIDS.He said HIV/AIDS Workplace or Wellness Programmes should be implemented as a social responsibility and the respective transport organisation?s contribution to the national call towards the fight against HIV/AIDS.Captains of the transport sector attended the launch.The Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG) established the HIV/AIDS Help Desk through the financial support of the Swedish donor agency SIDA. The policy guide was developed by the group?s HIV/AIDS Help Desk in cooperation with the German Development Cooperation (GTZ and DED), funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.The German Development Cooperation has also been contributing to the Help Desk’s activities over the past two years and will continue to support the implementation of its Help Desk Strategic Plan, the statement said.