Facts: HIV/AIDS in South Africa
- 18% prevalence of HIV infection in adult population in SA
- 1,500 new infections per day
- Over 5 million people living with HIV/AIDS
(Source: UNAIDS Outlook Report 2010 - http://www.unaids.org/en/)
Projects which address improving universal access to HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis (TB) prevention, treatment and care are supported, especially in vulnerable communities and vulnerable sectors of the economy. MBSA has been active in the HIV/AIDS workplace and community response for over twenty years, maintaining a high level of intervention and support in both workplace and external projects.
HIV and Aids projects, funded by The Mercedes-Benz Group of Companies in South Africa, CSI programme are:
• Ekukhanyeni Relief Project
(There have been queries about the embezzlement of millions of rands from "Ekukhanyeni Combined Schools Project" on the East Rand. The CSR department would like to reassure you that there is no connection to the MBSA CSI project called "Ekukhanyeni Early Childhood Development Project" and its crèches.
• Siyakhana Health Trust
• Trucking Wellness