A local firm, Sandvik Mining and Construction Limited Company says it has recorded a reduction in the number of deaths related to HIV/AIDS amongst its employees following the HIV/AIDS workplace policy.
Company Human Resource Manager, Ruth Mubita said the company has managed to bring down the morbidity rate since the HIV/AIDS workplace policy was effected.
Speaking in an interview with ZANIS in Kitwe, Mrs. Mubita said the decline in the number of deaths has been attributed to the HIV/AIDS, health and fitness interventions that the company has put in place.
She explained that the company before used to lose approximately five to eight people per year due to various sicknesses a situation she said has now improved for the better.
Mrs. Mubita added that the company currently has more than 400 employees and has not recorded any deaths from illness.
“We were losing between five to eight employees per year, but this is no more.” Mrs. Mubita said.
She also revealed that the company will launch a wellness programme in September 2010 to supplement the already existing company strategies for its employees.
Mrs. Mubita said the programme emphasizes community engagement, counseling, occupational; health and safety as well as medical care and assistance.
She however stressed that there were still discussions going on about the programme.
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Safety kulisunga wemwina.
Dont wait for other people to take the initiative on your health. You and your partners should get tested for STDs before dropping them drawers. Especially you Zambians in the Diaspora, STDs are everywhere, from the slopes of table mountain to the Rockies
WELL DONE BO MUBITA ,KEEP IT UP,THIS IS THE BEST NEWS FROM ZAMBIA ,WE NEED PROACTIVE EMPLOYERS LIKE YOU.THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS.
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