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- The HIV/Aids epidemic poses one of the greatest
challenges to business development in South Africa.
- HIV-related absenteeism, loss of productivity and the
cost of replacing workers lost to AIDS threaten the survival
of business and other sectors of the economy.
- HIV/Aids is not transmitted by casual contact between
employees in the workplace or in society in general.
- Global health organisations supported by the South
African Department of Health, have confirmed that the
HIV/Aids epidemic is no longer a distant threat, but an
immediate reality.
- Today's visible HIV epidemic will become tomorrow's Aids
epidemic.
- To date, there is no vaccination against HIV or cure for
Aids.
- There is a direct link between HIV infection and
sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
- The spread of HIV infection can be controlled through
changes in behaviour.
- There are opportunities to reduce the suffering and
prolong the lives of people with HIV/Aids.
- There is no reason to consider HIV/Aids as different
from other serious diseases with regard to
employment.
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