| HIV/AIDS |
| Objectives for 2004 | Performance in 2004 | Objectives for 2005 |
| Ensure that all AngloGold Ashanti
operations susceptible to a higher HIV/AIDS risk adhere to best practice and common
reporting standards | All operations implementing HIV programmes relevant to
their risk in consultation with the company's HIV management team | Ensure that all AngloGold Ashanti
operations susceptible to a higher HIV/AIDS risk adhere to best practice and common
reporting standards |
| Renew prevention education efforts
to pre-empt treatment complacency, evaluate behaviour change communication methods to ensure
they are appropriate and effective, and maintain a ratio of one active peer educator per 100 employees |
Objectives not achieved due to:
- lack of funding and support for communication project and its evaluation
- loss of peer education trainer, and delay in appointment of her successor
| Reinforce prevention education efforts
through more rigorous interaction between business units and HIV management team;
increase ratio of peer educators to employees to 1:80 |
| Increase VCT uptake by 200%, increase uptake on
wellness programme by 150%, and increase ART enrolment by 100% | Only a fraction of the target was achieved for all three
indicators. Attributable to persistent fear of disclosure and perceived stigma, and to stalled peer education
programme | Increase numbers of VCT visits by 100%
increase wellness clinic patients by 80%; increase patient numbers on ART by 80% |
| Extend provision of home-based care to more of its ill-health retired
employees by expanding existing programmes | Ongoing collaboration with and operational support of
home-based care services ensured continued uptake of ill-health retired employees in a palliative support
programme. | Consolidate the provision of supportive care
to the company's ill-health retired employees as well as the communities in which
AngloGold Ashanti operates. |
| Pursue HIV sero-prevalence testing
linked to a behavioural study, in partnership with recognised trade unions, some of which were
reluctant to consent to such a survey in 2003 | Based on the stance of NUM such a survey
was not possible and is not likely to be conducted within the foreseeable future | |
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| Malaria |
| Objectives for 2005 |
- Roll-out of malaria control programme at Obuasi. It is envisaged that the programme developed here would be rolled out elsewhere in the group
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In our opinion, Selected Data marked in the Report to Society 2004 with this symbol adequately reflect AngloGold Ashanti's performance in all material respects.
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