Government, labour and business unite to reduce TB in mining. The depar tments of Health and of Mineral Resources, the four primary mining unions - Association of …
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In 1987, workers in the South African gold mines were tested for HIV and correlations were made between HIV status and country of origin. The prevalence among mine-workers from Malawi was 4 per cent; among those …
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Because we don't just look after our immediate area, we provide services to mines within the greater Gamagara region. Olifantshoek, Deben, Dingleton, the Kathu Mapoteng area and …
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Levels of HIV infection are particularly high amongst migrant workers in sub-Saharan Africa. This paper presents a case study of one such vulnerable group of …
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GUIDANCE NOTE ON MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF HIV IN THE MINING INDUSTRY. Notice Title: Mine Health and Safety Act: Guidance note on management and control of HIV in South African Mining Industry …
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OPERATING MINES. This directory is an update of previous editions, and lists operating mines and quarries, agents and mineral processing plants in the Republic of South Africa. The mines …
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2.3.3. Policy on the integrated management and reporting for HIV/AIDS, TB and Occupational Lung Diseases in the South African mining industry. 2.3.4. Guidance Note for the management …
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6 The South Africa National HIV&AIDS/STI Strategic Plan 2007-2011 7 Ibid. 8 Ibid 9 Ibid, pg2 ... During the 1990s, South African mines experienced major downsizing with retrenchments …
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We use data from the 2012 South African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence, Behaviour and Communication Survey (Zuma et al., 2016, Shisana et al., 2014). The SABSSM …
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The mining industry in South Africa was the first to become aware of and act upon the risk of HIV/AIDS, perceiving it as a threat to productivity and profitability as early as the mid-1980s.
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At the 2010 HIV/AIDS conference in Durban, the South African gold mining sector came under heavy criticism from medical practitioners, ex-miners, advocacy groups and the South African …
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Mine Health and Safety Act: Guidance note on management and control of HIV in South African Mining Industry
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Since 2014, the mining industry has an excellent HIV/AIDS (and TB) reporting system and the results are utilised for monitoring progress in reducing new HIV (and TB) infections in the industry. ... The Chief Inspector of …
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A total of 806 mineworkers from a large South African mine participated in this quantitative study. Despite a high rate of HIV testing behaviour (83.0%) as well as favourable …
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HIV infection further significantly increases the risk of developing active TB (11). Crowding, where up to 16 men are housed in one hostel room, is not uncommon, and facilitates airborne …
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The TB epidemic in South Africa's mining industry and general population is linked to HIV, with HIV infections worsening in the 1990s. Migrants in the mining industry double the risk of contracting HIV. In 2001, South Africa …
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PIP: Miners in South Africa are now more at risk of contracting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) than of being in a mining accident. Some epidemiologists predict that the mines could be …
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The HIV/AIDS pandemic is one of the greatest challenges facing Africa. According to UNAIDS (2009a), in 2008, 22.4 million people were infected with HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan …
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THE HIV/AIDS NEXUS IN THE FREE STATE GOLDFIELDS OF SOUTH AFRICA. 1. André J Pelser and Nola Redelinghuys. 2. 1. INTRODUCTION . Over the past few years a growing …
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the integrated HIV, AIDS, TB and OLD policy seeks to safeguard the rights of employees to optimal health in order for them to remain as productive members of the mining workforce and …
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Similarly, South Africa's mining sector as a whole has also made great strides through the pioneering work of individual companies and the Minerals Council South Africa (MCSA) who …
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PIP: Miners in South Africa are now more at risk of contracting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) than of being in a mining accident. Some epidemiologists predict that the mines could be …
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Mineworkers are considered a population at risk for HIV due to risk behaviors associated with migratory work patterns. This was the first study in Mozambique to determine …
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South Africa has a long history of high rates of HIV and remains one of the countries that is most severely impacted. ... Since 2014, the mining industry has an excellent …
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Data suggest that 10-20% of miners are infected with HIV, albeit with significant variations among mines. Urgent steps should be taken to slow the spread of HIV among miners and in the …
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Approximately 34,700 Mozambican men worked in South African mines in 2011.1 Men who stay away from their wives or girlfriends are more likely to have additional sexual partners and are …
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The objective of this Guidance Note is to assist employers to establish sustainable HIV and AIDS management and control programmes at mines to: Implement prevention strategies. Reduce the burden of HIV. Improve …
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AIDS Conference South African mining industry's framework in preventing and managing HIV, AIDS and TB ... HIV, AIDS, TB and occupational lung disease in the South African mining …
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Conversely, sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS, were less frequently reported in metal extraction areas . Finally, HIV incidence near a coal mine in South Africa decreased slightly after opening but increased sharply 5 …
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When industrial mines open in sub-Saharan Africa, the local population becomes twice as likely to be HIV positive than before the mines opened. Mining operations also …
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