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Another of our core values, care and respect, forms the basis of all of the Group’s health programmes. Our vision is that no employee is harmed by working at our operations, and that the health of those who work for us is improved.

The Kitokimosi health centre in Kinshasa, DRC

Working in partnership for better health in the DRC

Anglo American and NGO World Vision have recently completed the refurbishment of a health centre in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in an effort to improve conditions for pregnant women and their babies.

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Improving healthcare is vital to development. But how can this be achieved?

Better health, better economy

During a roundtable event held by the Guardian newspaper (UK) and sponsored by Anglo American, a number of senior representatives from NGOs, industry associations and academic circles – including the Gates Foundation, ICMM and Open University – came together to discuss numerous topics under the topic of 'Making Health a Central Tenet of Sustainable Development’.

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The Bhubezi community health centre at Bushbuckridge Sir Richard Branson and the Anglo Thermal Coal team at Bushbuckridge

Supporting community health in rural South Africa

This $7.4 million project serves about 70,000 people living in 21 villages in the rural Bushbuckridge area of South Africa. The centre aims to tackle the effect of HIV/AIDS and the devastating impacts of tuberculosis and malaria.

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Patients bead HIV/AIDS awareness ribbons at Leratong Hospice Patients bead HIV/AIDS awareness ribbons at Leratong Hospice, South Africa

Measuring economic impact

It has been a number of years since the inception of the company’s HIV/AIDS anti-retroviral treatment (ART) programme and, while the challenge remains immense, many useful lessons have been learnt.

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HIV/AIDS awareness session in the Gogi Modise clinic HIV/AIDS awareness session in the Gogi Modise clinic at Kumba Iron Ore's Sishen mine

Gogi Modise clinic

Kumba’s Sishen mine’s Gogi Modise Wellness clinic, at Kathu township in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, opened in December 2007 and is providing much-needed health care services to the community, employees and many local contractors.

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