FACT SHEET - NOVEMBER 2012
HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS continues to dominate the modern
healthcare agenda and demand an internationally
unified approach. As a global mining company,
we recognise the important role we can play in
contributing to this response.
THE GLOBAL SITUATION IN 2011
••1.7 million people died of AIDS
related causes.
••An estimated 34.2 million
people were living with HIV –
approximately 68% of that number
live in sub-Saharan Africa.
OUR KEY INDICATORS
2011
Estimated HIV prevalence 17%
at southern African
operations
Estimated HIV-positive
employees
13,000
Voluntary Counselling
and Testing uptake
92%
Number of voluntary HIV
tests in South Africa
110,010
••More than 90% of children living
with HIV globally live in subSaharan Africa.
Employees enrolled in
HIV disease management
programmes
61%
••HIV is the leading cause of death
of women of reproductive age. An
estimated 1.2 million women and
girls were newly infected with HIV.
Number of employees
on ART
4,730
HIV-positive employees
on ART
37%
••There were 2.5 million new HIV
infections, including an estimated
330,000 among children.
OUR APPROACH
A WORLD LEADING RESPONSE
••In 2002, we became the first major
employer to offer free anti-retroviral
treatment (ART) to its employees.
••In 2008, the scheme was extended to
employees’ direct dependants.
••Ours is now the largest workplace
HIV/AIDS programme in the world.
••The three components of our
workplace prevention programmes are:
• education and awareness
• condom distribution
• early diagnosis and treatment of
sexually transmitted infections
••With the escalating Tuberculosis (TB)
epidemic in South Africa – a direct
result of the high burden of HIV in the
country – we are focusing on earlier
diagnosis and treatment, in line with
our HIV/AIDS programmes.
••We aim to halve the incidence of new
TB infections over the next five years.
••Our chief medical officer, Dr Brian
Brink, sits on the board of the Global
Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. By
June 2011, programmes sponsored
by the Fund had saved 7.7 million lives.
••We partner the UN in its Millennium
Development Goals, notably Goal 6 –
aiming to halt and begin to reverse, by
2015, the spread of HIV/AIDS.
••Our aim is to ensure all employees
know their HIV/AIDS status.
••We aim to manage the impact of HIV/
AIDS on operations and to make a
positive contribution towards minimising
the social, economic and developmental
consequences of this epidemic.
••In our response for employees, their
dependants and the communities in
which we operate, we strive for zero
new HIV infections, zero people getting
sick or dying from HIV/AIDS and zero
babies being born with, or acquiring
HIV infection as infants.
••Our HIV/AIDS policy is based on a
human rights framework and conforms
to the best practice recommended
by UNAIDS, the International Labour
Organisation and governments.
HIV/AIDS counsellor Nombuyiselo
Mapongwana carries out testing at
Anglo American in South Africa
TIME LINE: OUR RESPONSE
1990
••Produce first HIV/AIDS policy and
say ‘no’ to pre-employment screening
for HIV/AIDS.
2000
••Our Executive Committee approves
ART in principle.
2001
••Awarded the Commonwealth Award
for Action on HIV/AIDS and join the
Global Business Coalition (GBC) for
HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria.
2002
••Begin free company-wide voluntary
counselling and testing (VCT).
••Announce that we will extend our
existing wellness programmes at
managed operations to provide ART
to employees who are HIV-positive
and have progressed to AIDS.
Peer educators on a wellness
briefing campaign at Greenside
Colliery in South Africa
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2003
••Uptake of VCT is poor, ranging from
10-50% of employees. By year end,
3,300 employees have enrolled in
HIV wellness programmes; 1,048
employees receiving ART.
2004
••Presented with the Leadership
Award for HIV/AIDS programme
at the GBC Excellence in Business
Action Awards.
2006
••VCT uptake nearly doubles to 61%
– 4,600 people on ART; 95% of
these are well and leading normal
lives.
2007
••VCT uptake rises to 72%. All
employees who test positive for
HIV are invited to enrol in our HIV
disease management programme.
2008
••Extend workplace treatment
programme for those infected with
HIV/AIDS to include dependants.
2009
••Anglo Coal South Africa (now Anglo
American’s thermal coal business)
recognised by the GBC for its
pioneering workplace programme.
2010
••Pledge $3 million to the Global Fund
to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria at the
G20 Business Summit.
2011
••Pledge $3 million to the Global
Alliance for Vaccines and
Immunisations.
••VCT uptake reaches 92% in southern
Africa - approx 110,010 employees
and contractors know their HIV status.