The pros and cons in combating hiv/aids among its south african workforce

Anglo Americans lay down a laid-backly recognized and moneymaking mining comp any(prenominal) in the valet, in operation(p) in more than 50 countries including entropy Africa. Other than its objective of high monetary goals the company has developed five culture principles sustainably and one of these is creating a meaningful and riskless environment for a healthy workings atmosphere, for instance the effort in human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome streak chopine (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc 2007).Due to a high number of the company workers (about 62%) being based in entropy Africa mining fields (a place with high rate of human immunodeficiency virus infections), it became then remarkable because human immunodeficiency virus infection became a sedate health and operation stress scourge in this mining area.Due to high infections inwardly the strong working forces, sick individuals are usually absent from duties, cost of interference and hospitalization increases and this leads to the general decline in the productivity.Necessity for a business action was make more critical on the topic that there is failure of the African political sympathiess to perk up HIV virus spread due(p) to poor and infective national prevention programs such as anti-retro viral (ART) usage for infected individuals of whom a very economic crisis percentage (about 23%) receives it according to world Health Organization estimates.Anglo Americans strategies in combating HIV/AIDS in the South African working forceThe company developed policies in the HIV infection control program and this was targeted on zero rating of deuce-ace functions new HIV infections, zero / any sickness or death of its employees from AIDS and Zero chances of employees giving birth to HIV positive children.To achieve these targets a simulation was laid and this suggested that, there will be no tolerance to discrimination, stigmatization or human rights breach on the buttocks of HIV/AIDS infections within its workers.This follows propelling HIV prevention programs, including voluntary steering and testing, provision of free Anti-retro viral drugs to the infected, participation of the other partners in their programs for instance non-governmental organizations, the government and international sponsors and by lastly doing an rating and monitoring program on the acquisition of these laid targets.