HIV/AIDS Management Programme

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LifeSense’s HIV/AIDS Management Programmes are orientated to changing employees’ attitudes towards HIV/AIDS. The goal of the programmes is one of engaging and providing awareness as well as treatment for employees. It is with such requirements for support to employees, that LifeSense has developed its comprehensive HIV/AIDS Management
Programme utilizing the 4 “A’s”, namely:

HIV/AIDS AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS
The objective of the campaigns is to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS in all areas and divisions within a company. This is achieved by the campaign utilising various forms of activities, such as:-

• Presentations
• Workshops
• Plays / Theatre Productions
• Pamphlets and Posters
• Talks

VOLUNTARY, COUNSELING AND TESTING (VCT)
LifeSense utilises both its own as well as local medical staff to perform VCT. The company’s size, national distribution as well as the industry it operates in, is taken into account when determining the most efficient and cost effective strategy for performing VCT to all employees and not just members of medical schemes. The VCT service includes:

• Pre-test counseling
• An HIV/AIDS test
• Post-test counseling

PERSONAL PROTECTION PROGRAMME (P3)
The increasing rate of HIV/AIDS infections in South Africa has necessitated the need for an infection prevention programme. The P3 programme provides assistance for employees who have suffered a possible accidental exposure to HIV/AIDS as a result of rape, needlestick, motor vehicle accident, assault and sport injuries etc. The programme protocols are based upon the employee having just 72 hours to combat the risk of HIV/AIDS infection. The benefits include access to:

• 24 hour, 365 days Care Centre for advice and counseling
• Two medical consultations and blood tests
• Starter pack of 3 days ART’s
• Combination ART treatment for a further 28 days
• Additional benefits for sexual exposure

HIV / AIDS DISEASE MANAGEMENT
LifeSense has the expertise to manage employees living with HIV/AIDS and employ professional healthcare staff to ensure effective HIV/AIDS disease management for these employees.
The following steps form part of the HIV/AIDS Disease Management Programme that employees living with HIV/AIDS will access to:-

• Application to enrol on the management programme
• Follow-up of enrolled members
• Confidentiality
• Progress reports
• Treatment protocols

DELIVERABLES
LifeSense’s HIV/AIDS Management Programmes are pro-active and a highly effective step against HIV/AIDS, as they assist companies to minimize the risk that HIV/AIDS presents. When viewed against the R1.8 to R2.2 billion annual absenteeism cost to companies in South Africa associated to HIV/AIDS alone, these programmes provide an element of ontrol for employers over their employees when it comes to HIV/AIDS.