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HIV/Aids

The prevalence of HIV/Aids across Exxaro is currently estimated at 12%. At the end of 2009, 58% of our employees had participated in voluntary counselling and testing. This compares very favourably with our target to get at least 50% of all employees at each site to test for HIV.

A major awareness campaign during the year helped group employees understand the importance of their HIV status and provided information to help them make appropriate lifestyle choices such as joining a treatment programme or keeping their status negative. Exxaro’s HIV/Aids service offers employees support focused on four key areas:

Prevention:
  • Employees are trained and offered the opportunity to test for HIV
  • Peer educators are trained and supervised in conducting prevention programmes and providing information to colleagues
  • Condoms are distributed.
Detection:
  • Voluntary HIV testing.
Treatment:
  • Employees who test positive for HIV can enrol on a treatment programme through their own medical aid, or through Exxaro’s outsourced service provider.
Care and support:
  • A service provider call centre stays in touch with people registered on the programme
  • Trained peer educators provide information about HIV/Aids to colleagues
  • Health professionals are available on site to provide technical support to peer educators.

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