prevalence of AIDS in South Africa in comparison with the rest of Africa. 2.3 The footprints of the virus in South Africa According to the United Nations, South Africa has more people living with HIV/AIDS than any other country in the world (Anon., 2001e). Research done by the Reproductive Health Research Unit, Planned Parenthood Association of
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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 Africa (about 67% of the world total), 1.4 million died from the virus and approximately 1.9 million became newly infected.Swaziland and Lesotho are the countries with the highest HIV …
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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 the prevalence of HIV and associated demographic and risk behaviors, and assess use and access to prevention and healthcare services among Mozambicans working in South African mines. Men …
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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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Introduction. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development aims at ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030 [].Despite progress in recent years, HIV/AIDS continue to be leading causes of death and disability, with more than 850 000 deaths worldwide mostly occurring in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) [2,3].Indeed, more than two-thirds of people infected with HIV are living in SSA [].
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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 migrants-underground workers on the South African gold mines-and highlights the psychosocial context of HIV transmission in the mining setting …
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HIV/AIDS has affected the mining sector in South Africa, as well as to assess this sector's awareness and response to the epidemic. A questionnaire was sent to 977 operating mines, …
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Using logistic regression models, we compared HIV-related indicators between mining (i.e. up to 10 km distance from the mine) and comparison (i.e. 10–50 km) areas before and after mine opening to identify their impact on HIV …
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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 Sishen. ... ** South African Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS. Read more. Kelelebetse Tlhabolo. I know my status, my family loves me, and I am living my life.
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We bring you the latest news related to the Health and Safety in the Mining industry of South Africa. Events; ... REPORTING FOR HIV, AIDS, TB AND OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN MINING INDUSTRY (2016) MHSC > Publications > HIV and TB Publications
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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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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 attitudes towards ART ...
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This gazette is also available free online at 152Implementation of HIV self No. 42956 -testinGOVERNMENT GAZETTE, g in the South African mining industry17 JANUARY 2020 3 PART A: THE GUIDANCE NOTE 1. FOREWORD 1.1. The guidance note on the implementation of HIV self-testing in the South African mining industry has been developed to …
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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 Minister of Health for its part in the tuberculosis crisis that affects the industry and its workforce. Tuberculosis is a so-called opportunistic disease of HIV/AIDS.
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Until recently the international medical community's view of HIV/AIDS in South Africa has been dominated by the argument over President Mbeki's stance on the epidemic. ... The extraction of a black male labour force from the villages to work the mines has been the motor of the South African economy since the end of the 19th century. These men ...
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It is now well established that a correctly treated person living with HIV has a much lesser chance of transmitting the infection to his or her partner. But there is a psychological …
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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 of TB in the South African mining industry. 2.3.5. South African mining industry strategy on reducing TB and HIV. 2.3.6.
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Crush J, Jeeves A, Yudelman D. South Africa's Labor Empire: A History of Black Migrancy to the Gold Mines. Cape Town, South Africa: Westview and David Philip; 1991 [Google Scholar] 19. Campbell C. Migrancy, masculine identities and AIDS: the psychosocial context of HIV transmission on the South African gold mines.
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Using logistic regression models, we compared HIV related indicators between mining (i.e. up to 10 km distance from the mine) and comparison (i.e. 10-50 km) areas before and after mine opening to ...
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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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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 increase the likelihood of multiple partners by 70%, high-risk partners by 30%, and condomless by 70%. Additionally, mining communities have 20% less knowledge about HIV than non …
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All stakeholders in the South African Mining Industry acknowledge the evidence that the high rates of HIV, TB and OLD disease among their employees are a consequence of a combination of closely interlinked biological, physical and socio-economic factors found within the mining sector and the use of migrant labour. It is further acknowledged
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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 industry . 25 years in Pursuit of Zero Harm Framework of TB, HIV and AIDS in the sector is premised on 3. Minimum requirements for the prevention and Management of TB ...
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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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Sub-Saharan Africa is home to 62% of the worlds' Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) cases, more than 14 000 people are daily infected with the HIV, and 11 000 people are dying daily due to HIV/AIDS related illnesses Also, Sub-Saharan Africa is home to 70% of the poorest people in the world.This region has the lowest gross domestic product (GDP) in the world, with more than …
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The quantitative phase is a nested case-control study with an open cohort of HIV zero-different mineworkers enrolled at the 3 mines in South Africa. Research assistants will collect …
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Abstract PIP: This article contains five key pieces of labor legislation in South Africa, including one applying specifically to the mining industry which protect the rights of employees. These laws include: the Employment Equity Act, No. 55 of 1998; the Labour Relations Act, No. 66 of 1995; the Occupational Health and Safety Act, No. 85 of 1993; the Compensation for Occupational …
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HIV IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN MINING INDUSTRY I, DAVID MSIZA, Chief Inspector of Mines, under section 49(6) of Mine the Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No. 29 of 1996) and ... South African National AIDS Council Trust. "STI" means sexually transmitted diseases. "TB" means tuberculosis. 6. MEMBERS OF THE TASK TEAM This guidance note
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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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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 creating considerable social disruption and increased poverty in migrant-supply areas. Interestingly, the mines laid off local workers at a much faster
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Swaziland and Lesotho have the highest HIV prevalence in the world. They also share another distinct feature: during the last century, they sent a large numbers of migrant workers to South African mines. This paper examines whether participation in mining in a bordering country affects HIV infection rate.
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Page v Acknowledgements The HIV/AIDS Guide for the mining sector was developed by Golder Associates Ltd. and CARE Canada on behalf of the Environment and Social Development Department and
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Labour Guide South Africa offers a wealth of Labour Law information and documentation to attorneys, companies and individuals. ... HIV/AIDS impacts disproportionately on women and this should be taken into account in the development of workplace policies and programmes. ... Mine Health and Safety Act, No. 29 of 1996; (v) Compensation for ...
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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 Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU), the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). Solidarity, UASA – and the Chamber of Mines have launched a major tuberculosis (TB) screening campaign in …
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Management and control of HIV in the South African mining industry "NCD" means non-communicable diseases. "NDOH" means National Department of Health.
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Mining activity is also found to be significantly linked to the spread of HIV/AIDS at a population level in Africa, such that the risk is not isolated to just the mining community. As Motsoaledi, health minister of South Africa, notes, "if TB and HIV are a snake in Southern Africa, the head of the snake is here in Southern Africa.
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"The evidence is clear: Criminalisation has been proven to have increased the risks faced by South Africa's workers, hurt their health and safety, and obstructed South Africa's HIV response. UNAIDS welcomes South Africa's Cabinet's proposal to repeal criminalisation and to protect workers against abuse and exploitation. Criminalisation ...
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Migration and HIV/AIDS in South Africa 299 3. MACRO-GEOGRAPHIES OF HIV One area requiring further exploration is the role of these new forms of mobility in the astonishingly rapid dissemination of HIV in South Africa. As a starting point, this section of the paper documents the macro-geography of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa in the 1990s.
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