Nestlé’s primary contribution to the fight against HIV and AIDS is to support global and national initiatives to reduce the spread of infection and minimize its impact. Nestlé S.A supported the African Health Initiative 2010 (ARCHI 2010) initiated by the International Federation of Red Cross Society with a financial contribution of CHF 3 million in 2002 for a focused HIV/AIDS peer education programme in Nigeria.

In furtherance of its cutting-edge, knowledge-based and multi-stakeholder strategic approach to fight the HIV/AIDS scourge in Nigeria, Nestlé collaborated with the Nigerian Red Cross Society to produce series of educational materials on HIV/AIDS. The first brochure entitled HIV/AIDS Questions and Answers was produced in 2003. The second publication, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS : Basic facts was launched in 2004 while the third document, Children and HIV/AIDS was published in 2005.

Together with the Nigerian Red Cross Society, the publications were distributed extensively to some key target publics including Schools, Youth groups, Parents, Counsellors, Commuity-based Organizations, Peer Educators and Teachers, Network of people living with HIV and AIDS in Nigeria, etc.