The National 7 January 2020
The officer in charge of Business Coalition against HIV/AIDS (BAHA) Rodney Mukinere has made a grossly misleading statement in the media that HIV/AIDS causes decreased productivity in the workplace.
He says there would be increased absenteeism, increased staff turnover, loss of skills, decline in morale, increased demand for recruitment and training, increased costs and expenses, declining reinvestment, declining productivity increased loss of profits.
This sounds about 15 years behind the times before availability of antiretroviral (ART) drugs in mid 2005.
If a person has ART medication without default, Positive Living with fruit, vegetables and lean meat, clean water, exercise and no smoking and drinking alcohol, then life can go on in the work place almost as normal. Antibiotics are needed to prevent diarrhoea.
The report in the media states that Rodney is HIV positive and has spent time sick in hospital. He has still been on ART for 18 years. He can work in employment with no problems now.
Perhaps he refers to HIV infected people not on ART. He says there are 600 in Morobe province alone.
Type into Google " ART, HIV, smoking and alcohol". There are many sites available.
Perhaps he refers to HIV infected people not on ART. He says there are 600 in Morobe province alone.
Type into Google " ART, HIV, smoking and alcohol". There are many sites available.
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