Last year a spent some time visiting Tanzania, and got to see up close the tremendous human devastation being wrought by HIV throughout sub-Saharan Africa. The word tragedy doesn't begin to describe what I witnessed. Worldwide, an estimated 3 million people died from AIDS last year.

I was encouraged last year when I learnt Coca-Cola would be working with UNAIDS to help address the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa, including the provision of anti-retroviral treatment to its workers. I am disappointed though by what I recently learned from a flyer handed out by the HealthGAP Coalition in San Francisco: that Coca-Cola will only be providing anti-retroviral treatment for direct company employees.

I urge you to stay true to The Coca-Cola Promise: to "benefit and refresh everyone who is touched by our business," by working to ensure that anti-retroviral treatment is available to all workers in need at all Coca-Cola affiliated companies throughout sub-Saharan Africa.