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CareWorks is founded on five basic principles:
- Acceptance of the seriousness of the HIV/AIDS pandemic
in Southern Africa ; and its significant impact on
our workplaces, communities and economy.
- Understanding that HIV causes AIDS, which is a
chronic, life-threatening disease with severe social,
economic and human rights implications.
- Commitment to the protection of human rights and
dignity of HIV/AIDS-infected and affected persons;
the avoidance of discriminatory action or stigmatisation
of those affected or infected with HIV/AIDS, and the
prevention those who are uninfected from acquiring
HIV.
- Recognition of the fact that the HIV/AIDS epidemic
may affect the wider economy with prolonged staff
illness, absenteeism, and death impacting on productivity,
employee benefits, occupational health and safety,
production costs and workplace morale. CareWorks therefore
desires to become an example in the marketplace and
to positively influence customers; suppliers and competitors
in its response to the serious challenge that is HIV/AIDS.
- Excellence in all that we do.
Our primary objectives are:
- Protect those who are negative (stop transmission)
- Keep HIV-positive people productive.
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