Anglo American PLC in South Africa

Reading Header : THE PROS AND CONS IN COMBATING HIV /AIDS AMONG ITS SOUTH AFRICAN WORKFORCE

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February 28 , 2009

Introduction

Anglo Americans constitute a highly recognized and profitable mining company in the world , operating in more than 50 countries including South Africa . Other than its objective of high financial goals the company has developed five development principles sustainably and one of these is creating a meaningful and safe environment for a healthy working atmosphere , for instance the effort in HIV /AIDS prevention

br program (Lippincott Williams Wilkins , Inc 2007 . Due to a high number of the company workers (about 62 ) being based in South Africa mining fields (a place with high rate of HIV infections , it became then significant because HIV infection became a serious health and operation stress threat in this mining area . Due to high infections within the strong working forces , sick individuals are usually absent from duties cost of treatment and hospitalization increases and this leads to the general decline in the productivity . Necessity for a business action was made more critical on the idea that there is failure of the African governments to arrest HIV virus spread due to poor and infective national prevention programs such as anti-retro viral (ART ) usage for infected individuals of whom a very low percentage (about 23 ) receives it according to world Health Organization estimates

Anglo Americans strategies in combating HIV /AIDS in the South African working force

The company developed policies in the HIV infection control...