| 1988/89
- Started an HIV/AIDS Workplace Programme
1991
- Launched a major HIV/AIDS campaign that embraced accepted Information, Education and Communication strategies
1991/92
- Employed full time HIV/AIDS Programme Co-ordinators at Jwaneng and Orapa and Letlhakane mines
1996
- Issued an AIDS Management Workplace Policy which was revised in 2000 to provide for pre investment testing and in 2001 to include Anti Retroviral Treatment (ART)
1999
- Conducted the first HIV/AIDS Prevalence Study
2000
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Conducted a Knowledge Attitude and Practices (KAP) study
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Conducted actuarial studies on detailed costs of providing ART and appropriate funding vehicle
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Conducted an Institutional Audit
Developed an HIV/AIDS Strategy
Developed and issued a Policy on Stakeholder Engagement
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Conducted the 2nd KAP study
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Registered an ART Trust Fund to manage the provision of ART and related costs including monitoring costs
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Developed an AIDS Management System (AMS) in partnership with NOSA
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Debswana case study published in the UNAIDS Best Practise series
2001
- Approved a policy on extending productive lives of employees
ART as an intervention
- Implemented a Disease Management Programme in partnership with Aid for AIDS Programme in Cape town
- Conducted the second prevalence study
- Developed a Standard Peer Education Training Manual and trained Group Master Trainers
2002
- Produced five in-house HIV/AIDS education videos
- Entered into partnership with Ministry of Health to provide health care facilities at the mine hospitals for the public
- AMS launched by NOSA
- Conducted the first blood prevalence survey to measure HIV incidence as well
- Conducted the third saliva prevalence survey
2004
- Preliminary review of the Strategy
- Trial audits on the AMS by NOSA
2005
- Awarded 5 ribbons on the AMS by NOSA at Orapa & Letlhakane - first company to receive 5 ribbons
- External Review of the HIV/AIDS Strategy
- Conducted first Employee Perception survey regarding the Company’s HIV/AIDS programme
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